[MLUG - DISCUSSION] WSJ article

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

This looks like an interesting article.  Unfortunately, I believe you have 
to pay to read it at wsj.com.  It might be distributed to other papers and 
you'll be able to find it somewhere on the 'net in a few days.  --Mike


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SANS NewsBites                 Dec. 1, 2004               Vol. 6, Num. 48
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The Wall Street Journal ran the first installment of the biggest cyber
security story of 2005 on the front page of yesterday's (November 30,
2004) newspaper. It provides a case study and other evidence of the
shift of cyber attacks from recreation to a massive crime wave.
Business executives who read the story are gaining a new appreciation
for the importance of cyber security. In the coming weeks and months you
will read more such stories -- stories that tell about law enforcement
agencies handling hundreds of cases of companies paying extortion to
keep their retail web sites up and operating. You'll hear how nearly
every type of hacking is now being turned to financial advantage of
organized crime groups and lone criminals.

Most troubling of all, you'll hear about evidence proving that terrorist
groups have used cyber crime to raise money when buying and building
their bombs, and evidence that they are training hackers to undermine
the financial strength of the US and its allies.

To read yesterday's the Wall Street Journal story, go to
http://online.wsj.com/home/us and search for "Hackers attack web sites"
in the Article Search box.
 				  Alan
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