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RE: Internet vulnerabilities


From: "Jason Lewis" <jlewis () packetnexus com>
Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2002 18:41:45 -0400 (EDT)



I'm actually more worried about script/packet kiddies.

13 year olds with some scripting knowledge rarely know the financial
cost of their "fun".


Does the possibility of these 13 year olds being recruited exist?  I think
so.

I think most people are grouping terrorist into the "strap a bomb to your
body and commit suicide" stereotype.  Is there a possibility that
intelligent terrorists exist?  Or even people that have the knowledge and
sympathize with them?  OBL used a satellite phone, they found laptops in
Afghanistan, there is evidence they are using the web to transmit
information to each other.  I think someone out there has a clue about
computers.

Crippling the entire net may be impossible, but it sure sounds like a well
planned out series of attacks could do some serious damage.

jas



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