From: Julian Assange <profft_private> To: ukcryptot_private > Many of you will have read the recent report of the FBI claiming > security breaches rose by 250% over the past couple of years, well the > following is from a US lawyers listserve... > Security consciousness is likely to *raise* the number of reported intrusions. In my view, two things, primarily, are responsible for the //decrease// reported by CERT. (1) CERT is becoming progressively marginalised by other players. (2) Low skill attacks are so common, they are presumed to be par-for-the-course in relation to internet connectivity. System admins realise that their Cliff-Stoll playing days are over, and the best strategy is to minimise escalation and consequential loss, resulting not from the hacker-attack per-se, but the response to it. What that FBI figure doesn't tell you, is that the rise is in-line with the growth of the network itself. Stating, for instance, that the number of murders in Chicago rose 250% from 1890 to 1933 is mischievous, if the number of people also rose 250%. Cheers, Julian. -o- Subscribe: mail majordomot_private with "subscribe isn". Today's ISN Sponsor: Dimensional Communications (www.dim.com)
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