RE: How to obtain a yahoo username off a computer

[Kerberus <kerberus () microbsd net>]

Or it could also have been of a legitimate corporate need, as im used to
seeing. So when its not blatently obvious, where do you draw that line
?? Nothing i read here in the replies is any different then you could
find doing a little bit of googling on the web

On Thu, 2003-06-12 at 13:03, Townson, Glenn A wrote:
> Kelly, I applaud all of your efforts !!!!
>
> As a subscriber to the list if there is anything posted I am not interested
> in or thought inappropriate, I ignore it.
>
> As a security professional the more information I have available (good or
> bad) affords the opportunity to deduce my own conclusion and act
> accordingly.
>
> "As long as technology exists, security or lack there of, will exist"
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kelly Martin [mailto:kel () securityfocus com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 12:28 PM
> To: Tim Laureska
> Cc: seeliger.curt () epa gov; security-basics
> Subject: RE: How to obtain a yahoo username off a computer
>
>
> I receive posts to the list on a daily basis that appear to be questions
> on how to circumvent security. Those that are so obvious are rejected
> outright with standard explanation, and in some cases people respond by
> rephrasing their question, indicating the legitimate purpose of such a
> request, and then I approve it. That's the process.
>
> While I am absolutely security paranoid myself, I'm not going to pry into
> the lives of anyone on this list, nor am I going to go more than just one
> step beyond the obvious implications of a simple question. The answers are
> out there anyway -- whether you find them on the web or Usenet (remember
> newsgroups?) or on this list. The knowledge can be used for good or bad
> either way, and many people here have the ability to do either quite
> effectively (yet in the vast majority of cases, are *still* not black
> hats). There needs to be a certain amount of leeway in this area,
> considering the very nature of security discussions.
>
> --
> Kelly Martin <kel () securityfocus com>
> Moderator, Security-Basics
>
> On Wed, 11 Jun 2003, Tim Laureska wrote:
>
> > Curt is absolutely right... I was amazed at how quickly people responded
> > with various mechanisms to do what was originally asked... I would hope
> > that the new Security Basics List administrator might pick up on this
> > potential social engineering ... For all we know this could be some 13
> > year old kid trying to get into a friend's A/C (no offence meant to the
> > original author).... paranoia is definitely part of the game!
> >
> > I finish with a question ....Is this an appropriate question for this
> > list?
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Curt Seeliger [mailto:seeliger.curt () epa gov]
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 7:53 PM
> > To: security-basics () securityfocus com
> > Subject: Re: How to obtain a yahoo username off a computer
> >
> >
> > There's been a variety of helpful responses to the original request now.
> >
> > There are good reasons for doing what he wants to do, but (and I'm in no
> >
> > way impuning the original poster by asking this) there are some crummy
> > reasons as well.
> >
> > How do any of you know this isn't part of a stalking, or background info
> >
> > for more social engineering, or yada? Near as I know, you don't.  Sure,
> > this is worst case scenario, but isn't paranoia part of the game?
>
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