[iwar] Historical posting


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

          


            
 I see why you say "surrender", Fred.  This is not so much a surrender as it
is an invitation - not only to those already planning attacks, but also to
those who may have been merely considering one.  It states very subtlely yet
very clearly that weaknesses and vulnerabilities abound, and not just in the
technological infrastructure.  I read in this that the human infrastructure
will be stretched to its limit and will be beyond coping with the hackers'
"added input".

Koskinen might just as well have saved everyone the trouble and simply
published the URL's or IP's of the sites he wants most to protect.  (Of
course, those planning invasions and intrusions probably already have them).
It would seem now that the legions of hackers have a moral obligation to
prosecute their intended onslaught, now that the government as "invited"
them to do so.

Ross A. Leo



 


From: Fred Cohen fc@a...

Am I the only one that sees a surrender in this message? It looks to me
like the 'hackers' have won the war and the US is begging for mercy. 
The real pity is that the US could easily win the war if they would only
bother to fight it.

	Risks come with high-tech future
	President Clinton's Y2K czar, John Koskinen, has
	asked computer hackers to stand down around the
	first of the year because "we are going to have
	enough things going on that weekend" without their
	added input. But the FBI and the Defense Department
	doubt that determined intruders will honor Koskinen's
	request. Both agencies have warned of potential
	New Year's cyber-attacks.
	http://deseretnews.com:80/dn/view/0,1249,145013817,00.html

FC

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