[CLUE-Tech] Lousy no-good @!$#%@#$% (cracked)

[Dave Anselmi]

Sean LeBlanc wrote:

> On 01-28 22:16, Kevin Cullis wrote:
> > Sean,
> >
> > I just saw a program just the other day on PBS (I think) about computer
> > security and the Defense Department (I think) tried hacking into 8192
> > computers.  Guess what? Out all of those computers, only 1/2 of 1%
> > actually knew that they had been hacked and 1/4 of 1% actually notified
> > CERT about it.  So, you're not alone, but you're ahead of the game.
>
> Heh. Does that make our government a terrorist state now? :) I guess what is
> good for the goose is not good for the gander.

If it's the same deal I've heard of, they were all DoD sites.  The guys running the
network were the ones doing the penetration testing.  AFAIK, no heads rolled over
this but as time goes by DISA and NIST get better at helping people secure things.

DISA - Defense Information Systems Agency, the guys who run milnet.
NIST has a bunch of "Special Publications" and Federal Information Processing
Standards (FIPS) on security.

Dave