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Re: fog of cyberwar
From: Rich Kulawiec <rsk () gsp org>
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:53:34 -0500
On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 11:48:03PM -0500, der Mouse wrote:
Strongly disagree (even aside from the misuse of "hack"). Abuse such as using others' computers without their consent is never acceptable. Especially for those who attempt to claim some kind of "good guys" moral high ground.
I agree with der Mouse, and not just because of the ethical position involved. On a strictly pragmatic level, it should be obvious to everyone by now that attempted retaliation is very unlikely to succeed in hitting the correct target, and much more likely to be redirected against third parties. (See, for example, the efforts of the profoundly clueless morons at Blue Frog, which provide enough material for several case studies in What Not To Do.)
IE should not be used anymore? What took you so long?
Anybody still using IE doesn't deserve any help, any sympathy, any support. They are deliberately setting themselves on fire -- so let them burn. ---Rsk _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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