[iwar] Historical posting


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Date: Mon, Jan 1, 1999
From: Fred Cohen 
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Subject: [iwar] Historical posting

          


            
 The HERF family is no longer just an Information Warfare device or an
Information Terror weapon. It is now available for vandalism. Web
advertising this stuff by ZDN is good distro, but a movie about such easy to
make devices will distribute the idea to every-grudge holder with a garage
and a bit of mechanical skill.

Since leaving the military, I've heard little about the germanium chip
industry, cost associations with retooling for industrial and business level
systems, and conversion by big producers and users. Can anyone fill me in
with where we're going with hardening of general (non-military) systems? Are
there means of hardening other than increased use of germanium or RF
shielding at the device or the use of enclosures? I'm not looking for the
megabuck solution. I'm curious about the additional 10-20% end item price
tag increase for off the shelf systems.

CHARLES J. CLAYTON, CISSP
UNIX Security/Y2K
New Breed Corporations


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Fred Cohen [SMTP:fc@a...]
> Sent:	Friday, 10 September, 1999 1:25 AM
> To:	iwar@onelist.com
> Subject:	[iwar] HERF - reposted from another list with anonymity
> 
> From: Fred Cohen fc@a...
> 
> [EDITOR'S NOTE: As if there isn't already enough information on HERF on
> the Internet, thanks to Kevin Poulsen (can anyone remember his hacker
> name?) ZDNN has given it full press.]
> 
> That's going in the script Jonathan Lemkin, a screenwriter working on an
> infowar script for Paramount, was particularly impressed with the
> dramatic display and menacing hardware.  "That's definitely going in the
> movie," he said. 
>