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Critical Infrastructure Protection: "ILOVEYOU" Computer Virus Highlights Need for Improved Alert and Coordination Capabilities

Overview ILOVEYOU is both a "virus" and "worm." Worms propagate themselves through networks; viruses destroy files and replicate themselves by manipulating files. The damage resulting from this particular hybrid which includes overwhelmed e-mail systems and lost files-is limited to users of the Microsoft Windows operating system. In addition to discussing the virus, the paper addresses its impact on federal agencies as well as measures that can be taken to mitigate the effects of future attacks, which promise to be increasingly sophisticated and damaging and harder to detect.

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Publisher	U.S. Government Accountability Office	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	May 2000	Downloads	2
Format	White Papers
Topics	Cyber Security, Physical Infrastructure Protection

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