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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Boing Boing: Michael Lynn's controversial Cisco securitypresentat ion
On 7/29/05 12:56 PM, "John C. A. Bambenek" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Remind me why I bother with information security when industry and the > government seems to want to ensure things can be pwn3d as easily as > possible... > If the "digital pearl harbor" does come to pass, this won't be remembered as a shining hour for Cisco, ISS, Homeland Security (which is also in the mix), or the FBI. I hope the leadership at Cisco reflects on this incident and will utilize different tactics the next time this happens. Similarly, I hope the cybersecurity folks in our governments realize that, while a strong relationship with vendors is essential, they must recognize that vendors have different goals than they do. The FBI raiding Lynn's house over a commercial dispute is too reminiscent of Cryptonomicon for me. - Dan
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