IP: Cybersecurity Czar Encourages Hacking

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "Jim Brenton"<brentonj () swbell net>
Sent: 8/1/02 1:53:47 AM
To: "farber () cis upenn edu"<farber () cis upenn edu>
Cc: "james.a.brenton () mail sprint com"<james.a.brenton () mail sprint com>
Subject: Cybersecurity Czar Encourages Hacking

Dave,

Both AP and MSNBC have this story from Black Hat conference.  Interesting
spin and focus that IP group may find interesting.  However, Reuters
reported the story a little differently...  See excerpt and links below

Best Regards,
Jim Brenton, CISSP

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Wed Jul 31, 1:37 PM ET
LAS VEGAS (AP) - "A presidential advisor encouraged the nation's top
computer security professionals and hackers Wednesday to try to break
computer programs, but said they might need protection from the legal wrath
of software makers."
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LAS VEGAS, July 31 (MSNBC) — "An adviser to President Bush encouraged top
computer security professionals and hackers Wednesday to try to break
computer programs, offering to support and protect good-faith researchers
from the legal wrath of software makers."

Full Stories on Yahoo at:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=528&ncid=528&e=3&u=/ap/2002
0731/ap_on_hi_te/computer_security_2

http://www.msnbc.com/news/788216.asp

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=581&ncid=581&e=8&u=/nm/2002
0731/tc_nm/tech_cybersecurity_dc_3
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