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Death by Cockatoo
From: <neal.krawetz () mac hush com>
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 11:54:39 -0500
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I got bit by a wild cockatoo. It was a white, sulfur-crested cockatoo. It seems, they have learned to eat out of people's hands - -- so I (and most other people on the tour bus) were feeding them. A few of the birds learned that if they bite or scratch the hand that feeds them, then the other hand will drop all of the food it is holding. One bird scratched my hand (didn't break the skin, but it did startle me and I dropped food). Another bird began stalking me. Every time I tried to feed anyone else, he was there. He ended up biting my thumb -- more like a 1/2 inch paper cut. However, I didn't drop the food for him. Net result? Bird drew blood and didn't get seeds. And I learned that the antiseptic liquid in wet- wipes burns like hell. How does this relate to computer security? Many organized crime gangs use hostile tactics such as DDoS to blackmail companies into handing over money. And on a smaller scale, I know a half dozen users without any ethical or social values who use impersonation and deceitful tactics to intimidate honest netizens. Like the wild cockatoo, don't give in to these threats or they will only be encouraged, continuing their abuses on other people and escalating from scratches to bites. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Note: This signature can be verified at https://www.hushtools.com/verify Version: Hush 2.5 wpwEAQECAAYFAkYRNQUACgkQDpFP8dW5K4Y6rgP/ZTY2Ewm6VK+uTp54zny1mOrm8z03 5z3O/jXH0GN1v4vs5SG40WRLH3xT/iFEO+h4Xgcu+tqD4tWBP8b7s/cbvz96ewN1KQ+H S2oXwN03YDpUSRMwXfBUaMUwx0sO7AJ2qcLI8FW4ovuQdElC0VofoBVFgR4qbR3GLoq1 BxguqJ8= =ZjX7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Looking for insurance? Compare and save 50% today. Click here. http://tagline.hushmail.com/fc/CAaCXv1QT6vMlfdDWNV6k7dtPlNlgnlC/ _______________________________________________ Dailydave mailing list Dailydave () lists immunitysec com http://lists.immunitysec.com/mailman/listinfo/dailydave
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