Re: Security firm Symantec has rubbed subscribers to the Full-Disclosure mailing list the wrong way

[yossarian <yossarian () planet nl>]

Maybe you are missing the relevant point here: sharing the info and progs
over the internet FOR FREE, not paying symantec. Or would the info you get
when you pay the alerting service be so stripped that it would be useless
for a clever attacker? Nah, usually just knowing a what part to look at - is
enough.

IMHO there should be a law against COO's and other Chief Petty Officers
telling politicians what to do. Sure politicians don't know the first thing
about our bizz, but neither do managers of software companies. False
authority syndrome this was dubbed several years ago.....

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Geoff Shively
To: full-disclosure () lists netsys com
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 11:40 PM
Subject: [Full-disclosure] Security firm Symantec has rubbed subscribers to
the Full-Disclosure mailing list the wrong way


"Security firm Symantec has rubbed subscribers to the Full-Disclosure
mailing list the wrong way by due to a quote attributed to its chief
operating officer, John Schwarz.
In a Wired story titled " Just Say No to Viruses and Worms", Schwarz was
quoted as calling for laws to make it a criminal offence to share
information and tools online which could be used by malicious hackers and
virus writers. "
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/09/12/1063268553158.html


Cheers,
Geoff Shively, CTO
PivX Solutions, LLC

Are You Secure?
http://www.pivx.com

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