Re: Even you can be hacked

[bmanning () vacation karoshi com]

On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 01:06:43PM -0500, Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr. wrote:
> Jeff Shultz wrote:
>
> > But ultimately, _you_ are responsible for your own systems.
>
> Even if the water company is sending me 85% TriChlorEthane?
>
> Right.  Got it.  The victim is always responsible.
>
> There you have it folks.

        ...the distinction btwn content, delivery systems, and customer
        owned equipment.  context shifting... anyone (else) remember
        when all kit that touched the telephone network was owned
        by the telco?  ...  and ostensibly why?

        bit-pipes are a -very- comfortable business model; "we just
        pass the bits, we don't mess w/ them" - pushes the mitigation
        issues elsewhere and/or opens new business opportunities.

        of course neither my mother nor my daughters know or care 
        about gcc ...  and they pay to have someone to blame.


--bill