Friday, February 26, 2010

Homeland Security Daily Open Source InfrastructureReport for 26 February 2010

The Washington Post reported that the Washington Metro’s decision to mix different types of signaling equipment against strong warnings from the manufacturer could have caused the June 22 Red Line crash that killed nine people, a senior company engineer testified before a federal panel on February 24. (See item 17)

IDG News Service reports that on February 24 Microsoft, with the help of a U.S. federal judge, has struck a blow against one of the Internet’s worst sources of spam: the notorious Waledac botnet. Microsoft said it had been granted a court order that will cut off 277 .com domains associated with the botnet. (See item 45)

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http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/DHS_Daily_Report_2010-02-26.pdf

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