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Re: Fwd: cnn.com - Homeland Security seeks cyber counterattack system (Einstein 3.0)
From: Bruce Ediger <eballen1 () qwest net>
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 12:53:01 -0600 (MDT)
On Mon, 6 Oct 2008, Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu wrote:
Hint 2: If botnets in home computers were so easy to shut down, why are there so many miscreants still using them for nefarious purposes?
Easy. For the same reason that the NSA used to have (circa 1985) big, 3-ring binders full of 0-days for VMS, PR1MOS, AOS, NOS/BE, VM/CMS and System III: The NSA and CIA and GCHQ (a.k.a. "ECHELON") use them to get in to places they wouldn't ordinarily get, or for other purposes, like that bank robber used Craigslist to recruit involuntary henchmen. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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