3. DISTRIBUTED DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACKS
(DDOS)
ijacked Web servers in data centers streamed bogus data to banking sites
enerate 70 gigabits per second of traffics to weaken largest financial
institutions
isrupted online operations, sometimes taking down the sites completely
for periods of time
4. GOZI VIRUS
alicious computer code or “Malware”
isguised as PDF file
teals personal bank Information, including user names and passwords
ffected 40,000 computers in the U.S.
nfected over one million computers worldwide
5. EXECUTIVE ORDER
resident Obama signed an executive order to address basic cyber
security needs
irects government to work with the private sector on standards that
will help protect companies
rivate companies can share information with government about cyber
attacks