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Re: How hackers cause damage... was Vulnerabilites in new laws on computer hacking
From: Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net>
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 18:36:54 +0100
On 2006-02-27 Stephen J. Smoogen wrote:
With home computers running more and more stuff inside a persons house.. it will only be 10 years or so until some kid who was playing tricks kills someone's grandma because their home medicine drip which reports back to the doctors office over the internet gets turned off. I would rather have kids get scared now versus after they are sitting on lifer's row for playing tricks.
Well, I would prefer to have these systems secured by configuration rather than by legislation. Proactive measures do prevent this stuff from happening. Reactive measures (like suing someone after he caused an incident) don't. Regards Ansgar Wiechers -- "All vulnerabilities deserve a public fear period prior to patches becoming available." --Jason Coombs on Bugtraq --------------------------------------------------------------------------- EARN A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION ASSURANCE - ONLINE The Norwich University program offers unparalleled Infosec management education and the case study affords you unmatched consulting experience. Tailor your education to your own professional goals with degree customizations including Emergency Management, Business Continuity Planning, Computer Emergency Response Teams, and Digital Investigations. http://www.msia.norwich.edu/secfocus ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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