Re: Canada: RCMP Investigates B.C. Government Computer Breach

["Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rMslade () shaw ca>]

From:                   "Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>
Date sent:              Wed, 8 Mar 2006 20:25:10 GMT

> Labour Minister Mike de Jong is trying to downplay the significance of the
> hacker attack, which appears to have been launched from the Netherlands.

Our poor old provincial government is in a world of IT hurt these days.  Check 
out http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/index.html about halfway down the 
page.  You'll see that they:

- sold recycled backup tapes without cleaning them off
- same for old Blackberrys
- had over a hundred computers stolen with confidential info on them


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rslade () vcn bc ca      slade () victoria tc ca      rslade () sun soci niu edu
Historically, four groups of people have used and contributed to
the art of cryptography: the military, the diplomatic corps,
diarists, and lovers.                          - Andrew S. Tanenbaum
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