IP: "The Great Hack Attack"

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 22:52:00 -0800
> From: Janos Gereben~ <janos451 () earthlink net>
> Subject: "The Great Hack Attack"
>
>
> http://www.arstechnica.com/wankerdesk/01q1/greathack-1.html
>
> The Great Hack Attack
> Or why the weakest link in security is always human neglect
>    by Arian Evans
>
>  (Or, why Ars thinks you should be distressed about the state of security in
> e-commerce right now)
>
> Well it finally happened. The Big One. A coordinated hacking attempted on
> over 40 companies in the United States, and an unknown total world-wide.
> Industry doomsayers have been predicting this for years. Security consulting
> firms have been holding this over our head for years. Security product firms
> have been spending more time slinging dirt at each other, and patting
> themselves on the back, than dealing with the potential for a coordinated
> attack of this caliber. (Secret Clue: these attacks aren't about lack of
> *super-high-tech* security products. It's about education; something the
> majority of security product vendors give lip service too, while focusing on
> hype.)
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Janos Gereben/SF, CA
> janos451 () earthlink net



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