Vendors Join Forces to 'Fingerprint' Hacker Attacks, eWeek, 28 Mar 2005

“Struggling to cope with a dramatic rise in malicious hacker intrusions, a group of 18 network providers and ISPs on Monday announced plans to share real-time data on cyber-attacks. The vendors, which include Cisco Systems Inc., British Telecommunication Plc., EarthLink Inc., MCI Inc. and XO Communications Inc., have formed the Fingerprint Sharing Alliance to automate the way information is distributed during an intense hacker attack.�

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