RDR proves a Home-Run?

hello steinberg,

am i an asshole for smirking just a bit when i found out that someone(s) had detonated time bombs that effected so many fat cats? i'm wholeheartedly anti-regulation. if you want to shoot craps, then ante in and stop whining. life is a casino floor no matter how many gluttonous thugs try and rig the games to their advantage. a freak, arbitrary event is always lurking around mirrored corners.

miss azul


From Meredith T. (No City Provided,) USA:

Hi Rod,

I learned the phrase "script kiddie" as in juvenile, rather than "script kittie" as in feline.

I wonder if the cable modem providers will pay attention to the risks of wide open always-on connections, now that such connections have been used (and will continue to be used) to bounce attacks of this magnitude.

Interesting stuff,
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"Raven", (No City Provided,) USA:

I'm in no way condoning the "conspiracy theory" but people this day and age don't just "Disappear". No matter how good you are there is always a mistake some were and the FBI is bound to find it. Now if are Government (united states) cared about the: cyber "terrorist" they would already be found! So this leave's 2 possibilities

1) the United States Government decided to set up some fake identities (in there case is very easy to do) and started hacking major "e-commerce" sites because they can't "TAX" it which is very likely.

2) There really is cyber "terrorists" out there doing this, (and I'm in no way condoning them but I applaud them for shier genius)

Also take a look at the JFK assassination anything is possible for the US Government. And as for the FBI looking for anyone who wants to open there mouth and try to clam they did it, I got 2 words for you "Escape Goat". If it can be pined on someone there's no suspicion on there part! Is there not? Seems very logical to me. Okay I take it back I am condoning the "conspiracy theory" I just didn't choose to admit it for the shier fact that I might be labeled a psycho.


From Ed C., (No City Provided,) USA:

Dear Rod:

I think for the average computer user, Real World security is no better or worse than it has ever been. Imagine...you have some important data, that others could get ahold of or copy.....so you prepare it yourself.....save it on an easily transportable medium.....and carry it with you all the time: am I talking about a pirate's map or database files on a Zip disk? Businesses need better security to keep hackers and crackers out of their systems and more importantly, out of their data. Cookies and other technological implementations need to be sharply curtailed so the average user doesn't need to live in complete paranoia,e.g." Oh shit, I had a floppy in my drive while I was surfing, What if someone got into my bank statements?"

IT professionals are partly to blame for "leaving the chicken coop open": strong, consistent backup plans for getting sites back up as guickly as possible and data back to an uncorrupted state, would take away much of the enjoyment these cyber-criminals derive from their "games". Study after study has shown that painting over graffiti as soon as possible is the best way to discourage graffiti.

As always, CYA(Cover Your Ass).

Government intervention? HELL NO! The market can handle this one, even if it means the Suits are going to wring some IT necks along the way.

Adios Amigo!
Ed C.


Jay M., San Francisco, CA, USA:

Rod

As usual you have come up with more very interesting reading.

Re: Stop Big Brother

Jay wrote:

Re: "Proposed Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information"

The despoliation of the medical record privacy of the United States citizens can not be allowed. The simpletons that propose or support this legislation should be expelled from any form of public office and should be deported to a communist country.

Thanks
Jay

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