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its kind of hard for them to understand the problems since they do not really have the expertise that is here. Wayne Bouchard wrote: > > > First, to get the feds to DO Something when there is an actual, live > > > person doing this type of stuff. Figuring out the source of the current > > > hacks is probably going to be a big project. Why not devote resources to > > > going after those people that we've already tracked down? > > > > this is a very good point. a lot of the more adept people have > > backdoors on hundreds, if not thousands, of machines all over. the fbi > > may have thought you're problem was one lone little insignificant > > person but what is very likely is that was one instance of many more > > systems the same person has hit. > > This has improved markedly over the last few years (particularly as a > result of ISP security people with inside contacts in the FBI > educating them about these events), however getting law enforcement to > care about computer crimes is still an uphill battle. Depending on who > you talk to, you can get immediate all out response or it can sit long > enough that there is no chance of getting anything done. I think that > perhaps the best thing to bring to washington is the need for > education of law enforcement. Not just special divisions but to give > at least some idea to everyone. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Wayne Bouchard [Immagine Your ] > [email protected] [Company Name Here] > Network Engineer > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Thank you; |--------------------------------------------| | Thinking is a learned process so is UNIX | |--------------------------------------------| Henry R. Linneweh
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