RE: Our raid on Downing St.

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Forwarded from: "Phil Cracknell" <phil () cracknell co uk>
Cc: <SMoyer () rgare com>

Hi,

I've attached an interview I did with eGov monitor which tells the
true story. Yes, I regret talking to tabloid filth and YES, I got some
customers from it but all in all consider awareness raised a little
more which was the purpose of the exercise. :-)

Rgds

Phil

Phil Cracknell, CISSP, M.INSTIS
Information Security Specialist
Mobile +44 7979 503502 Personal Fax +44 870 1228872
Email: phil () cracknell co uk     Web: www.cracknell.co.uk

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SECURITY: A security consultant has strongly refuted a media report in
which he was said to have demonstrated how to infiltrate government
computers in Westminster and Whitehall to access highly-sensitive
files

A Sunday Mirror investigation reported how, armed with just a laptop
computer and a scanning device, the consultant concerned, Phil
Cracknell, was able to track and monitor confidential data 'leaked'
out on the street from wireless network systems while driving past
Government buildings in London.

However speaking to eGov monitor, Mr Cracknell described the article
as 'riddled with inaccuracies' and stated categorically that he had
not attempted, or claimed to be able, to hack into Whitehall
computers.

He said that any activity detected was 'extremely unlikely' to have
originated from government networks,, and any claims that confidential
emails and documents were travelling across these networks was 'pure
speculation' on behalf of the journalist. The exercise, he added, was
not one designed to download sensitive information, but to show how
popular wireless networks had become and that many organisations do
not take the time to implement adequate security measures to protect
their data.

Ian Cuddy
Chief Editor
eGov monitor
www.egovmonitor.com


Links:

http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/homepage/news/page.cfm?objectid=3D12125585&=method=3Dsm_full&siteid=3D81959
http://www.cracknell.co.uk/



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