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VANDAL COMPUTER PROGRAM [1 record]

Record 1 2000-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
CONT

Faster than a speeding virus, a vandal computer program known as the "love bug," technically a computer "worm," managed to shut down a large percentage of the world's electronic communications traffic yesterday.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
CONT

La réponse est simple : parce que les méthodes d'attaques traditionnelles ont été remplacées par une nouvelle vague d'attaques : des programmes hostiles tels que des vandales et des virus, ainsi que le transfert non contrôlé d'informations confidentielles par des employés.

Spanish

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