__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Monday 10 July 2006 11:00 \__
> begin oe_protect.scr
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> __/ [ Jim ] on Monday 10 July 2006 09:28 \__
>>
>>> Robert Newson wrote:
>>>> Tony Sivori wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>
http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-111830.html?forumID=89&threadID=173539&start=0
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The nine .wav files in this directory:
>>>>>
>>>>> Windows\Help\Tours\WindowsMediaPlayer\Audio\Wav
>>>>>
>>>>> seem to have been created with a pirated version of Sound Forge 4.5.
>>>>> Perhaps Microsoft just couldn't afford the $400 for a legitimate copy.
>>>>
>>>> I wonder what kind of results a licence audit of MS would produce; would
>>>> the BSA even actually raid MS?
>>
>>
>> Little or no point. Microsoft uses Open Source software in-house.
>>
>> http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=3838
>>
>> Microsoft dumps Cisco wireless for Aruba (all Linux-based)
>>
>>
>>> I think Homeland would have something to say about Brits invading
>>> Washington.
>>
>>
>> Maybe we can exchange that with Gary McKinnon. He is, after all, shipped
>> over to Washington to be poked at with a big stick. He's a scapegoat, of
>> course. They should all thank him for changing the wallpapers on these
>> defence/intelligence-oriented systems, pointing out that sysadmins should
>> get sacked for neglecting to change the default admin password. Another
>> media conspiracy and an attempt at public character assassination!
>>
>
> I'm not sure that the media really understand these issues; you're
> mostly dealing with journalists who'll get their steer from large corps,
> governments, and so on, all of which do not want to admit just how badly
> they've managed things to get to a point where a publicly connected
> windows PC has a default admin password. As you say, they need someone
> to blame who's not in their organisation, and I presume that this guy
> will do.
To be fair, my memory tells me that the boxes were running *nix (Linux
likely), but the admin password was something that requires no cracking, let
alone much knowledge or patience. If the password is 'mandriva' or
'password', can you blame a youngster for being slightly curious? And how
about a firewall to prevent access from 'outside the loop' (United Kingdom)?
hey keep saying that Gary was looking for alien proof. How innocent, no? He
could have bloody wiped those machines. Instead, he was merely toying about
and occupying himself with reading material (selective snooping). Not that I
condone it, but will somebody knock some sense into these puppets in suits?
> We do have some laws here regarding access to property, such that if you
> don't fence things properly, then you can't complain about people
> wondering across your land... or at least, not until you've warned them
> not to.
I think that swapping wallpapers is an indication that Gary wanted to be
noticed. When I was at school (probably about 14/15), I read about a guy who
became somewhat of a celebrity. He managed to penetrate the Pentagon
systems. FBI agents then raided his house, without prior notification. A
short time later he was employed to take care of security, possibly for the
same guys whose system he cr/hacked. These are 'trophy hacks'. They are
rarely, if ever, malicious.
Best wishes,
Roy
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