Re: What would you tell the White House?

["Henry R. Linneweh" <linneweh () concentric net>]

its kind of hard for them to understand the problems since they do not
really have the expertise that is here.

Wayne Bouchard wrote:

> > > First, to get the feds to DO Something when there is an actual, live
> > > person doing this type of stuff.  Figuring out the source of the current
> > > hacks is probably going to be a big project.   Why not devote resources to
> > > going after those people that we've already tracked down?
> >
> > this is a very good point.  a lot of the more adept people have
> > backdoors on hundreds, if not thousands, of machines all over.  the fbi
> > may have thought you're problem was one lone little insignificant
> > person but what is very likely is that was one instance of many more
> > systems the same person has hit.
>
> This has improved markedly over the last few years (particularly as a
> result of ISP security people with inside contacts in the FBI
> educating them about these events), however getting law enforcement to
> care about computer crimes is still an uphill battle. Depending on who
> you talk to, you can get immediate all out response or it can sit long
> enough that there is no chance of getting anything done. I think that
> perhaps the best thing to bring to washington is the need for
> education of law enforcement. Not just special divisions but to give
> at least some idea to everyone.
>
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> Wayne Bouchard                                    [Immagine Your    ]
> web () typo org                                      [Company Name Here]
> Network Engineer
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