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Re: [funsec] The Economist, cyber war issue
From: coderman <coderman () gmail com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 00:20:52 -0700
On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 7:36 PM, Tomas L. Byrnes <tomb () byrneit net> wrote:
.... I strongly disagree. Since the vector of source attack against most CI is from the "great unwashed" protecting the "great unwashed" from being turned into zombies, or at least, if they are zombies, from being controlled, is a major public benefit.
cite your sources. we're talking warfare against critical infrastructure here, not cyber crime or security theater. "i can use a single keystroke to take down the grid and collapse civilization!" you're never going to secure the great unwashed.* i challenge you to cites sources justifying your assertions!
There's even a patent app on it, owned by AT&T: USPTO app 20060031575
i'm more a fan of their mobile telco on a truck kits. to each their own... (you can mitigate a flood with some smart switches, but no logic can repair a modest synchronized DWDM outage nor match its practical impact.) * i reserve the right to re-evaluate this statement of truth after the 32bit time_t debacle in 2038. until then this is a conservative assessment. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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- Re: [funsec] The Economist, cyber war issue, (continued)
- Re: [funsec] The Economist, cyber war issue Christian Sciberras (Jul 01)
- Re: [funsec] The Economist, cyber war issue Tomas L. Byrnes (Jul 02)
- Re: [funsec] The Economist, cyber war issue Christian Sciberras (Jul 01)
- Re: [funsec] The Economist, cyber war issue Joel Esler (Jul 01)
- Re: [funsec] The Economist, cyber war issue Benji (Jul 01)
- Re: [funsec] The Economist, cyber war issue Tomas L. Byrnes (Jul 02)
- Re: [funsec] The Economist, cyber war issue coderman (Jul 04)
- Re: [funsec] The Economist, cyber war issue Tomas L. Byrnes (Jul 06)
- Re: [funsec] The Economist, cyber war issue coderman (Jul 06)
- Re: [funsec] The Economist, cyber war issue coderman (Jul 06)
- Re: [funsec] The Economist, cyber war issue Tomas L. Byrnes (Jul 06)
- Re: [funsec] The Economist, cyber war issue coderman (Jul 07)
- Re: [funsec] The Economist, cyber war issue coderman (Jul 07)
- Re: [funsec] The Economist, cyber war issue Tomas L. Byrnes (Jul 02)