Re: How hackers cause damage... was Vulnerabilites in new laws on computer hacking

[Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net>]

On 2006-02-27 Stephen J. Smoogen wrote:
> With home computers running more and more stuff inside a persons
> house.. it will only be 10 years or so until some kid who was playing
> tricks kills someone's grandma because their home medicine drip which
> reports back to the doctors office over the internet gets turned off.
> I would rather have kids get scared now versus after they are sitting
> on lifer's row for playing tricks.

Well, I would prefer to have these systems secured by configuration
rather than by legislation. Proactive measures do prevent this stuff
from happening. Reactive measures (like suing someone after he caused an
incident) don't.

Regards
Ansgar Wiechers
-- 
"All vulnerabilities deserve a public fear period prior to patches
becoming available."
--Jason Coombs on Bugtraq

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