IP: "The Great Hack Attack"

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

>Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 22:52:00 -0800
>From: Janos Gereben~ <janos451@earthlink.net>
>Subject: "The Great Hack Attack"
>
>
>http://www.arstechnica.com/wankerdesk/01q1/greathack-1.html
>
>The Great Hack Attack
>Or why the weakest link in security is always human neglect
>    by Arian Evans
>
>  (Or, why Ars thinks you should be distressed about the state of security in
>e-commerce right now)
>
>Well it finally happened. The Big One. A coordinated hacking attempted on
>over 40 companies in the United States, and an unknown total world-wide.
>Industry doomsayers have been predicting this for years. Security consulting
>firms have been holding this over our head for years. Security product firms
>have been spending more time slinging dirt at each other, and patting
>themselves on the back, than dealing with the potential for a coordinated
>attack of this caliber. (Secret Clue: these attacks aren't about lack of
>*super-high-tech* security products. It's about education; something the
>majority of security product vendors give lip service too, while focusing on
>hype.)
>
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Janos Gereben/SF, CA
>janos451@earthlink.net



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