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results of informal poll: school/hacking
From: sarnold () wirex com
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 11:11:00 -0700
Several weeks ago, I asked if more security incidents occurred during the school year or during vacations, when students were more likely to be away from their connected schools. I got one response from someone who says the incidents of hacking attempts at his school goes down during the summer. I got two more responses from people who did not say that they have knowledge one way or another -- only that the reasoning is flawed, or that the original poster was talking about elementary school. So, with the one response with experience saying that summer time implies less bandwidth implies fewer attackers, that is about 100%. It is also a very small return. (And to think, my high school statistics teacher was pretty adamant that a minimum of 30 responses is required for good results. Only 29 to go! Hehe.) So, I guess we must wait for a more detailed study for conclusive answers. :) Cheers! Seth ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided by the SecurityFocus ARIS analyzer service. For more information on this free incident handling, management and tracking system please see: http://aris.securityfocus.com
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