| directfiesta |
01-28-2004 01:28 PM |
Government offering free cyber alert e-mails
Would you trust them????
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Government offering free cyber alert e-mails
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Aiming to increase Internet security, the government is now offering Americans free cyber alerts and computer advice from the Homeland Security Department.
Anyone who signs up with the new National Cyber Alert System will receive e-mails about major virus outbreaks and other Internet attacks as they occur, along with detailed instructions to help computer users protect themselves.
The program, which begins Wednesday, represents an ambitious effort by the government to develop a trusted warning system that can help home users and technology experts.
The goal of improving the overall security of the Internet has been frustrated by increasingly complex software that can be difficult to secure and by hackers learning to launch sophisticated new attacks.
"There is a clear need for this kind of system to be developed," said Amit Yoran, the Bush administration's cyber security chief. "Receiving information from the Department of Homeland Security gives people a certain level of confidence."
http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/int....ap/index.html
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What about Symantec, Panda, Trend, McAfee and so on: how do they feel about that.... |
