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more on Chinese hackers
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 17:43:37 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: David Wagner <daw () cs berkeley edu> Date: November 27, 2005 4:56:19 PM EST To: marcaniballi () hotmail com (Marc)Cc: daw () cs berkeley edu ('David Wagner'), wilsonrj () cogeco ca, dave () farber net
Subject: Re: [IP] more on Chinese hackers
I pretty much agree with your concepts, with the exception that I never said"all systems are equally insecure."
You said that putting information on a private network is "JUST ASVULNERABLE" as putting it on an Internet-connected computer. That's just
not true. SIPRNET (the military's private network for SECRET data) is not "JUST AS VULNERABLE" as the Internet. That's probably partly because SIPRNET isadministered more carefully -- but the fact that SIPRNET is not connected
to the Internet anywhere also helps. Controlling topology is useful at managing certain kinds of risks. The security community has known this for a long time. It's one of the principles underlying firewalls. Completely eliminating all connectivity to the Internet is just another kind of firewall, and one that is generally more secure than today's porous firewalls. -- David ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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