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Re: Even you can be hacked


From: "james edwards" <hackerwacker () cybermesa com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 14:40:06 -0600



Sean Donelan wrote:

If you leave your lights on, the electric company will send you a bill.

If the neighbor taps into your power lines after the meter...?


Not a reasonable argument. It is expected that unpatched hosts will get
infected
and it has been well reported on how users should protect themselves.  A
neighbor
tapping another power is not something to occurs often. It is not reasonable
to expect
this to happen. It's not even a reasonable argumnet.

-- 
James H. Edwards
Routing and Security Administrator
At the Santa Fe Office: Internet at Cyber Mesa
jamesh () cybermesa com
noc () cybermesa com
(505) 795-7101



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