Re: Default Admin Account

[Paul Slade <sladey () flashmail com>]

I don't much like the Insurance Industry analogy, since I consider them 
to be unethical at best.

But to use the analogy you have suggested, Gary broke the law and should 
be penalised but I bet he's glad Obama is closing Guantanamo. As for the 
insurance company not paying out due to negligence of the owner, the 
staff responsible should (have been) sacked and banned from ever gaining 
any Government clearance.

Paul


J.Hart, Elec.Eng.Tech. wrote:
> That's exactly what I am trying to figure out - who is at fault and
> who should take ownership.  If it were a car and I left the keys in it
> and it was stolen, if the perpetrator was caught her would be charged,
> but my insurance company would not cover me cause I left the car in an
> unsecure state. So both take ownership - is it the same as in this
> situation?
>
> On 2/4/09, Scott C. Kennedy <sck () nogas org> wrote:
>   
> > Why does it matter if there were "default administration account on the US
> > Military machines", it doesn't change the alleged fact that he accessed
> > computers & networks without permission.
> >
> > One's reason for breaking the law doesn't matter whether he was "motivated
> > by curiosity about evidence of UFOs" or not.
> >
> > If you broke into people's luggage at the airport, using the default
> > luggage combination set from the factory because you were motivated by
> > curiosity about evidence of Bigfoot. Would that make it any less of a
> > crime?
> >
> > Scott
> >
> > On Mon, February 2, 2009 8:48 am, J.Hart, Elec.Eng.Tech. wrote:
> >     
> > > Hey all,
> > >
> > > I have been following the Gary McKinnon case for years now.
> > > My interest is in the legal area of penetration testing and the
> > > evolution of cyber law.
> > > What do IT Security experts and pen-testers think about the default
> > > administration account on the US Military machines? You can read about
> > > the case here http://freegary.org.uk/
> > >
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