Re: another wave?

[Chip Mefford <cmefford () avwashington com>]

On Thu, 24 May 2001, Paul "Froggy" Schneider wrote:

> > I have heard some rather unsettling rumours that another round of hacker
> > hostilities are approaching. Apparently chinese hackers are planning to
> > release a variety of worms in the near future.
> > snip
> > Any information would be greatly appreciated.
>
> I don't mean to sound flippant, because that's not what I'm tending here.
> Nor is this a personal attack, far from it!
>
> However, I would like to ask the question, "What difference does it make?"
>
> Why would I pose that question?  Well, for starters, system administrators
> should be ever vigilant in proactively mitigating risk factors that
> attract crackers.  Likewise, it is impossible to gauge for sure when an
> snip 
>
> Regards,
>
> Paul "Froggy" Schneider

Hi Paul;

This question gets asked from time to time, and is
certainly a good point to consider, however.

A sentry standing guard will pay better
attention when he knows hostility is emminent.

No one can been at 100 percent all of the time.

Impossible.