From: InfoSec News (isnc4i.org)
Date: Wed Jun 25 2003 - 02:40:39 CDT

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http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/scitech/SciTechRepublish_887398.htm

[Nice to see the Swiss Guards have an information warfare component
working to secure the Pontiff's network. :) - WK]

Wednesday, 25 June 2003

The Vatican has revealed it has taken on a team of experts to protect
the Pope's website which is attacked by some 10,000 viruses a month
and at least 30 mainly American hackers every day.

"Fortunately, up to now no-one has managed to penetrate the Pope's
site thanks to a highly efficient team of specialists charged with
anti-virus protection who have always managed to block hackers'
emails," said Archbishop Claudio Celli, secretary for the
administration of the Holy See's heritage.

"Young Americans are the most common and aggressive of hackers around
the world seeking to cross the Vatican's e-borders," he continued.

Pope John Paul II has on several occasions shown his support for the
Internet, whilst warning against some of its specific uses, but for
security reasons he has no personal email address.

Well-wishers' messages reach the pontiff through various other
addresses which are filtered by Vatican staff.

For his 83rd birthday in May, the pope received some 23,000 messages.

The Vatican launched its website (www.vatican.va) on Christmas Day
1995 with a page of Christmas wishes from the Pope.

Now, according to Celli, the Vatican website is consulted by some 50
million surfers in 150 countries.

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