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Re: Trends in network operator security


From: David Lesher <wb8foz () nrk com>
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 23:45:47 -0500 (EST)


Unnamed Administration sources reported that John Fraizer said:

Does anyone know the answers to the following:

(1) Why was this datacenter unmanned?

Why are CO's unmanned Saturday nights? ISP's? 
Could the cost of manpower having anything to do with it?

(2) If it was manned, how did the perps get physical access to steal the
drives?

Once in the building, one article mentioned they'd found an access
card to the machine room in a PHB's office. No PINs?

(3) Has the contractor been removed from the list of authorized vendors?
(4) If not, why on earth NOT?

The vender peddles aspirin, not data services. You propose to now
deny those 500K families medical care, after raping their privacy?


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