From the article at Security Focus:
Link: http://www.securityfocus.com/brief/625

"A Web site's call for a massive religious-fueled denial-of-service attack -- an "Electronic Jihad" -- failed to create even a blip of activity on Sunday.

Two weeks ago, a group sympathetic to the goals of militant Muslims reportedly called for support in attacking financial Web sites and services on Sunday, November 11, but the day came and went with no noticeable traffic spikes, security experts stated. Antivirus firm F-Secure and the Internet Storm Center, a network monitoring group, both reported that their analysis failed to detect any attack.

"Well, so far we haven't seen any activity," said Mikko Hyppönen, director of research for F-Secure, said on the company's blog. "And we're not holding our breath either."


This recent attention to Cyber warfare brings to mind a presentation delivered by Gadi Evron at our recent Black Hat Las Vegas talk."Estonia: Information Warfare and Strategic Lessons"
The talk was focused on discussing "The first Internet War" where Estonia was under massive online attacks for a period of three weeks, following tensions with the local Russian population. The talk is compelling and provides useful insight into the impacts of a cyber war as well as preventative measures. It seems increasingly relevant information to know when our ever expanding online lives are threatend with a 'Electronic Jihad'.

View his Abstract and Bio Here: https://blackhat.com/html/bh-usa-07/bh-usa-07-speakers.html#Evron

Stay tuned to watch and listen to his presentation!

Article Link: http://www.securityfocus.com/brief/625

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