Re: [iwar] TV Please for Patrioti Hackers

From: B.K. DeLong (bkdelong@pobox.com)
Date: 2001-09-26 15:26:39


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Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 18:26:39 -0400
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Subject: Re: [iwar] TV Please for Patrioti Hackers
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At 06:44 AM 09/26/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>But targeting hackers with prime-time ads could ultimately backfire,
>according to Fred Cohen, an expert in information protection at the
>University of New Haven.
>
>"It will tend to give them an overblown sense of importance and may well
>induce them to do more.  After all, a lot of this is just for attention
>and fame," he said.

Nail + FC = Direct Hit On Head.

Good grief.....what an incredibly moronic idea - give the script kiddies 
what they want: public and high-profile recognition. I don't think people 
realize it doesn't matter if it's positive or negative....it's attention 
that, if anything, will cause more kids to deface so they can receive some 
of it.

Incidentally, here's our (Attrition's) joint thoughts on the matter of 
"patriotic hacking":
http://www.attrition.org/security/commentary/


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