Re: Recent Attacks

[David LeBlanc <dleblanc () mindspring com>]

At 05:44 PM 2/18/00 -0800, Ryan Russell wrote:

> > That's what happens when you damage someone.  All of a sudden, the worn out
> > car you'd sell for $1000 becomes a well-maintained collector's item worth
> > at least $5000.
 
> > I agree with Marcus - once the vandals are caught, they ought to sue them
> > back into the stone age.

> OK then, what's fair damages for writing Internet Scanner, an evil haxor
> tool?  

It is all a matter of usage.  If I use a hammer to build a building, I get
paid.  If I use it to smash windshields, I get thrown in jail.  There isn't
any law against checking security of your own systems.  There is a law
against breaking into other people's systems.  At least ISS made a good
faith effort to keep the Scanner's licensing such that it at least slowed
the crackers down for a while before they could use it.  That's more than I
can say for several other auditing tool vendors.

This really has nothing to do that I can see with the current discussion.

> How about releasing the "firewall" toolkit full of holes?  

I have no idea what you're talking about.  fwtk?  ISS' 'firewall scanner'
stuff?

> $100M
> each?

I hope you're joking.  If so, you should have put <g> liberally.


David LeBlanc
dleblanc () mindspring com