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Originally posted by VoidHawk
Why do the military and governments use the same internet as us?
Why havent they got their own network?
Why dont they use dedicated computers that boot to a new clean operating sytem every boot? even I can manage that!!!
I just dont get it
“MiniFlame’s ability to be used as a plug-in by either Flame or Gauss clearly connects the collaboration between the development teams of both Flame and Gauss. Since the connection between Flame and Stuxnet/Duqu has already been revealed, it can be concluded that all these advanced threats come from the same 'cyber warfare' factory,” Kaspersky Lab said.
Originally posted by Soshh
reply to post by aarys
I read the GReAT(KL) analysis yesterday which went over the specifics of this malware in tedious detail and there was no mention of any infections in Russia. IIRC there were less than 100 in total and most were in Lebanon. So how exactly has it 'hit' Russia?
A new cyber espionage program linked to the notorious Flame and Gauss malware has been detected by Russia's Kaspersky Lab. The anti-virus giant’s chief warns that global cyber warfare is in “full swing” and will probably escalate in 2013.
Originally posted by Druscilla
Originally posted by VoidHawk
Why do the military and governments use the same internet as us?
Why havent they got their own network?
Why dont they use dedicated computers that boot to a new clean operating sytem every boot? even I can manage that!!!
I just dont get it
Good question.
Every .mil type personnel and system using an OS could boot to preconfigured CDs.
They could further VNC/terminal through local proxies using secure user specific controlled access VPNs to secure, hardened, centralized information hubs.
Military is suppose to be all about security, yet, they scrimp and scrape on the infotech side in using public internet, public OS, etc?
Originally posted by OccamAssassin
Originally posted by Soshh
reply to post by aarys
I read the GReAT(KL) analysis yesterday which went over the specifics of this malware in tedious detail and there was no mention of any infections in Russia. IIRC there were less than 100 in total and most were in Lebanon. So how exactly has it 'hit' Russia?
You should have read the article.
A new cyber espionage program linked to the notorious Flame and Gauss malware has been detected by Russia's Kaspersky Lab. The anti-virus giant’s chief warns that global cyber warfare is in “full swing” and will probably escalate in 2013.
Originally posted by sonnny1
reply to post by Soshh
I guess Russian-based Kaspersky Labs, means Russia for some.
Shamoon,[a] also known as Disttrack, is a modular computer virus discovered in 2012 that attacks computers running the Microsoft Windows "NT" line of operating systems (it is not known to function correctly on Windows 9x/ME). The virus is being used for cyber espionage in the energy sector.[1][2][3] Its discovery was announced on 16 August 2012 by Symantec,[2] Kaspersky Lab,[4] and Seculert.[5] Similarities have been highlighted by Kaspersky Lab and Seculert between Shamoon and the flame malware.[4][5]
Originally posted by pryingopen3rdeye
kaspersky is awesome realy is the best AV ive ever used, its the first AV i have ever used that i actualy could not see a difference in the web surfing speed of my computer before and after installation,
as well it has prevented many viruses that were not prevented on two other test computers i have setup which one runs norton the other mcafee
without a doubt most effective antivirus you can get, love it,
usa.kaspersky.com...
remember it was the ONLY antivirus program which was able to prevent the virus which infected irans nuclear facility, i saw that as an indicator that it is potentially NOT on tptb sideedit on 10/16/12 by pryingopen3rdeye because: (no reason given)