Re: MITNICK, et al

[InfoSec News <isn () c4i org>]

Forwarded from: Aj Effin Reznor <aj () reznor com>

"InfoSec News was known to say....."
 
> Getting back to point:  Mitnick was/is the martyr for many.  
> So-called "cybercrime" is still costing industry/govt billions and
> we are as ill-equipped to deal with the cyber-offender as we are
> with the drug-offender and we've had drug offenders around since
> the early 1900's.

Are these real billions, or the ficticious billions companies and the
gov't like to throw around?  Or the high roller value attached to the
infamous e911 document which was found to be offered for sale but it's
owner for well under one hundred US dollars?

I think 2002's tentative tagline (already) should be "Got stats?"


-aj.



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