Re: RE: MS SQL WORM IS DESTROYING INTERNET BLOCK PORT 1434!

[Blue Boar <BlueBoar () thievco com>]

Henrik Lund Kramshøj wrote:
> Why do you consider it terrorism only when people are hurt directly?

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=terrorism

Look at the definition of terrorism.  It includes concepts like coercing 
society or government, through violence.  The terrorist has this intention 
to coerce.

For the cyber bit, just tack "on the Internet" to the end of the 
definition.  (Like concatenating "in bed" to fortune cookie fortunes.)  You 
can't yet commit actual violence as most people think of it on the Internet 
yet, so I'll assume it means attacking computers.

But my point is that for it to be cyber-terrorism, the worm author had to 
intend to change people's behavior through fear.  We have no indication 
that was the author's intention.  I also don't think you can say anyone is 
in terror.  (Well, people may be afraid to put SQL Server on the Internet 
with no firewalling, but that's an appropriate, rational fear.)

                                                BB

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