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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Its not just Spam and DDOS anymore (was Re: OT: Re: User
> ] Firewalls can't stop it, ISPs can't stop it. Its a *HOST* security issue. > > I'll slightly modify that statement; it is a *PEOPLE* issue. > People who write code. People who use systems and networks. > People who abuse all of the above for monetary gain. I think I agree. Hosts will be weak, especially when there's a dominant and homogeneous platform (so, vulnerabilities are more compatible/portable than they would be if we lived in a more heterogeneous world). But people, ahhh, yes, people, will be even weaker. I've been trying hard to stay out of the privacy/authenticity field, because there's so much inertia to be overcome (patents, false starts, etc) but it seems to me that computers and networks, with all their cryptogoo and mega- computrons, should be able to make the average human's privacy better -- but so far they've only succeeded in making it worse. -- Paul Vixie
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