http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,43451,00.html FBI Blasts Reluctant Hackees By Ryan Sager and Declan McCullgh 2:00 a.m. May. 1, 2001 PDT WASHINGTON -- When U.S. and international police gathered Monday for a cybercrime summit, they spent almost as much time complaining about unhelpful businesses as malicious hackers. David Townsend, a member of the FBI's technology task force, chastised corporations for under-reporting intrusions. "There are some big players with a significant interest in keeping their problems quiet," Townsend told the National Institute for Government Innovation's second cybercrime summit. Townsend said managers believe that admitting to a hack could hurt public perception, even driving stock prices down. (He quipped that tech shares had little room left to fall.) Kevin Mandia, director of computer forensics at Foundstone, said that out of 11 recent hacking incidents he handled, not one company decided to involve law enforcement. [...] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if it remains intact. To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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