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Re: Feds Say Fidel Is Hacker Threat
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Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 10:44:29 -0600
Forwarded by: Dan Verton <Dan_Verton () computerworld com> I very much enjoy how our intelligence community has lost all sight of the value of including some discussion of "intent" in its analysis of threats. This is so ridiculous. Tell me something I don't know. Tell me that you know Castro is about to do this. A monkey could tell me that he has the capability. Another example of fear-based testimony by somebody with a vested budgetary interest in promoting such fear. Dan Verton Senior Writer Computerworld Former intelligence officer InfoSec News <isn () C4I ORG> on 02/12/2001 01:59:33 AM Please respond to InfoSec News <isn () C4I ORG> To: ISN () SECURITYFOCUS COM cc: (bcc: Dan Verton/Computerworld) Subject: [ISN] Feds Say Fidel Is Hacker Threat http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,41700,00.html by Declan McCullagh 2:00 a.m. Feb. 9, 2001 PST WASHINGTON -- These must be jittery times for anyone in the military who uses the Internet. Not only do they have to guard against Love Bug worms and security holes in Microsoft Outlook -- now they've got to worry about Fidel Castro hacking into their computers. Admiral Tom Wilson, head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, says the 74-year-old communist dictator may be preparing a cyberattack against the United States. [...] ISN is hosted by SecurityFocus.com --- To unsubscribe email LISTSERV () SecurityFocus com with a message body of "SIGNOFF ISN".
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