Secret Service Cyber Crime Unit

“Series of tubes" is an analogy used by former United States Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) to describe the Internet in the context of network neutrality.

Background

“The first virus was born in the very beginning of 1970s or even in the end of 1960s, although nobody was calling it a virus then”

http://www.virus-scan-software.com/virus-scan-help/answers/the-history-of-computer-viruses.shtml

How do they spread?

• You're part of a small group receiving this feature, so don't tweet about it yet!Spread two ways:

1) Social Engineering

2) Exploitation of security holes

Who are they?

White Hat vs Black Hat

Proposed Courses of Action #1

• #1: Create an advertising campaign

Proposed Courses of Action #2

• #2: Perform a raid on all suspected hackers

Proposed Courses of Action #3

• #3: Develop a government white hat group

Discussion Groups

• Break into groups to discuss our course of action.

Outcome