Re: Default Admin Account

["R. DuFresne" <dufresne () sysinfo com>]

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On Wed, 4 Feb 2009, 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?


Actualy, in some state, you would also be charged or ticketed, as it is 
against local laws to leave the keys in the car as well.

btdt...



Thanks,

Ron DuFresne


> 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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> > > http://www.s-t-a-r.net

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