Y2K “event” Exploitations
Reactions to Y2K concerns
- Code Freezes
- Operations Centers go Active
Code Freezes
- Most companies are freezing any changes as of December 1
- Freeze, in many cases, includes Security Patches
Operations Centers go Active
- Limited abilities
- No Intrusion Detection Capability
- Limited Lab space to duplicate events
- Not a significant amount of “pre-event” exercises
- Plans are often void of “clear authority” in handling incidents