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Re: another wave?
From: Chip Mefford <cmefford () avwashington com>
Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 13:43:21 -0400 (EWT)
On Thu, 24 May 2001, Paul "Froggy" Schneider wrote:
I have heard some rather unsettling rumours that another round of hacker hostilities are approaching. Apparently chinese hackers are planning to release a variety of worms in the near future. snip Any information would be greatly appreciated.I don't mean to sound flippant, because that's not what I'm tending here. Nor is this a personal attack, far from it! However, I would like to ask the question, "What difference does it make?" Why would I pose that question? Well, for starters, system administrators should be ever vigilant in proactively mitigating risk factors that attract crackers. Likewise, it is impossible to gauge for sure when an snip Regards, Paul "Froggy" Schneider
Hi Paul; This question gets asked from time to time, and is certainly a good point to consider, however. A sentry standing guard will pay better attention when he knows hostility is emminent. No one can been at 100 percent all of the time. Impossible.
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- another wave? gattaca (May 24)
- Re: another wave? Paul "Froggy" Schneider (May 24)
- Re: another wave? Chip Mefford (May 24)
- Re: another wave? Jay D. Dyson (May 25)
- Re: another wave? Jose Nazario (May 25)
- Re: another wave? Chip Mefford (May 24)
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- Re: another wave? gattaca (May 24)
- Re: another wave? Paul "Froggy" Schneider (May 24)