<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>FYI <br><br><div>Regards,</div><div>________________</div><div>Kais Al Essa, VP, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Operations & Technical Services</span></div><div>Sahara Net | <a href="http://www.Sahara.com">www.Sahara.com</a> | twitter: kaisalessa</div><div>(E) <a href="mailto:kais@sahara.com">kais@sahara.com</a> | (W) +96638322299x8158</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Middle East Network Operators Group Coordination Committee Member (<a href="http://www.menog.net">www.menog.net</a>)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Member, ICT Committee in Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce (<a href="http://www.chamber.org.sa">www.chamber.org.sa</a>)</span></div><div><br></div><div>Sent from my iPad</div></div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>Resent-From:</b> <a href="mailto:security@sahara.com">security@sahara.com</a><br><b>From:</b> Ian Cook <<a href="mailto:ian@cymru.com">ian@cymru.com</a>><br><b>Date:</b> July 20, 2012 4:18:51 PM GMT+04:00<br><b>Resent-To:</b> <a href="mailto:kais@sahara.com">kais@sahara.com</a><br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:ians_dragon_newsbytes@lists.cymru.com">ians_dragon_newsbytes@lists.cymru.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[DNB] Syria Briefly Disconnects</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> <a href="mailto:ian@cymru.com">ian@cymru.com</a><br><br></div></blockquote><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Title: Syria Briefly Disconnects</span><br><span>Author:Doug Madory</span><br><span>Source: Renesys</span><br><span>Date Published: 19th July 2012</span><br><span></span><br><span>Excerpt:</span><br><span></span><br><span>'....For about 40 minutes today, all networks routed through the</span><br><span>Syrian incumbent, Syrian Telecommunications Establishment (AS29256</span><br><span>and AS29386), were withdrawn from the global routing table,</span><br><span>effectively cutting off most of Syria from the Internet......'</span><br><span></span><br><span>To read the complete article see:</span><br><span><a href="http://www.renesys.com/blog/2012/07/syria-leaves-the-internet.shtml">http://www.renesys.com/blog/2012/07/syria-leaves-the-internet.shtml</a></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>The opinions expressed in the posted news items do not necessarily </span><br><span>reflect the views of Team Cymru.</span><br><span></span><br><span>The appearance of hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement </span><br><span>by Team Cymru of an external Web site, or any commercial </span><br><span>company, information, products or services contained therein.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Dragon News Bytes is a Private and Restricted mailing </span><br><span>list.</span><br><span></span><br><span>The information transmitted is intended only for the person or </span><br><span>entity to which it is addressed and any retransmission or </span><br><span>dissemination is prohibited.</span><br><span></span><br><span>To subscribe to this mailing list, please signup at:</span><br><span><a href="https://lists.cymru.com/mailman/listinfo/ians_dragon_newsbytes">https://lists.cymru.com/mailman/listinfo/ians_dragon_newsbytes</a> </span><br><span>and then send an email to: <a href="mailto:outreach@cymru.com">outreach@cymru.com</a> </span><br><span>providing some personal background.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span> _ //` `\</span><br><span> _,-"\% // /``\`\</span><br><span>~^~ >__^ |% // / } `\`\ Team Cymru</span><br><span> ) )%// / } } }`\`\ Dragon News Bytes</span><br><span> / (%/`/.\_/\_/\_/\`/</span><br><span> ( ` `-._`</span><br><span> \ , ( \ _`-.__.- %></span><br><span> /_`\ \ `\ \." `-..- `</span><br><span> ``` /_/`"-=-``/_/</span><br><span> ``` ```</span><br><span></span><br><span>For more Security News see:</span><br><span><a href="http://www.team-cymru.org/News">www.team-cymru.org/News</a></span><br><span><a href="http://www.team-cymru.org/News/secnews.rss">www.team-cymru.org/News/secnews.rss</a></span><br><span><a href="http://twitter.com/teamcymru">http://twitter.com/teamcymru</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>There are many way to keep up with what Team Cymru are doing:</span><br><span>* Join our announce list via <a href="mailto:cymru-announce-subscribe@cymru.com">cymru-announce-subscribe@cymru.com</a></span><br><span>* Join our printed newsletter list via <a href="mailto:quarterly@cymru.com">quarterly@cymru.com</a></span><br><span>* See what we see, <a href="http://www.team-cymru.org/Monitoring/Graphs">www.team-cymru.org/Monitoring/Graphs</a></span><br><span>* Cool stuff you can use: <a href="http://www.team-cymru.org/Services/">www.team-cymru.org/Services/</a></span><br><span>* Team Cymru's YouTube Channel: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/teamcymru">www.youtube.com/teamcymru</a></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>_____________________________________________________</span><br><span></span><br><span>Ian Cook</span><br><span>Security Evangelist</span><br><span>Team Cymru</span><br><span><a href="http://www.team-cymru.org/About/contact.html">http://www.team-cymru.org/About/contact.html</a></span><br><span><a href="http://uk.linkedin.com/in/ianccook">http://uk.linkedin.com/in/ianccook</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>'To communicate simply you must understand profoundly'</span><br><span></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>