> have you heard about the DDOS attacks on US and S Korean gov't websites?

Yes. They believe it was the N Koreans who did it this time. If it is true, I have to wonder if they didn't have help from the Chinese who have a lot of experience breaking into US govt sites.

Hey, have you heard about the DDOS attacks on US and S Korean gov't websites? I don't think this would raise the alert or anything, but still...

> I don't mean to sound silly, but why do they call it the world theater?

Part of the definition of "theatre" is "A region in which active military operations are in progress" such as "he served in the Vietnam theatre for three years"

I don't mean to sound silly, but why do they call it the world theater?

>>I don't know what the frequency is. But it is the old EBS tone that the United States used to use (and still does when the emergency is real as opposed to a test). It is followed by a Canadian alert tone which is a series of alternating tones. Believe me, it will get your attention.

Oh... I figured that you would have made a unique sound for it.

Al Qaeda In Pakistan and the Taliban will probaly raise the DEFCON level to 4. But Pakistan is fighting off the invaders, so hopefully things work out over there, considering that they have nuclear missiles.

> How come you use the Protect and Survive Beginning and Ending sound? They are very ... unsettling.

Because they are unsettling. :)

How come you use the Protect and Survive Beginning and Ending sound? They are very ... unsettling.

> What does the tone sound like? / What is toe tone's frequency?

I don't know what the frequency is. But it is the old EBS tone that the United States used to use (and still does when the emergency is real as opposed to a test). It is followed by a Canadian alert tone which is a series of alternating tones. Believe me, it will get your attention.

> Also, I think it would be a good idea if you had a program or a browser toolbar/app made to warn people faster that an attack is coming.

We thought of that. But it would be just one more thing to programme. People who subscribe to the mailing list will receive the immediate update, and people who subscribe to the YouTube Channel will also be alerted to the update...when YouTube gets around to sending those out. Which is why it is better to be subscribed to the DEFCON Warning System mailing list.

>>We decided not to release "previews" of a DEFCON 1. The idea behind that is that the brain automatically locks on to the unfamilair, so it would be more attention-getting if we did not show what it would look like
outside of the actual event.

What does the tone sound like? / What is toe tone's frequency?