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RE: Less than 2% of computer attacks on military are successful


From: Scott Granados <scott () wworks net>
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 09:22:09 -0800 (PST)


Well they don't tell you which 2 percent either.

For all we know
"only 2 percent were successful" and yielded launch codes...

or
"only 2 percent were successful" and yielded next weeks lunch schedule.

Big difference on which 2 percent:).


On Fri, 17 Jan 2003, jnull wrote:



But the article also says less than 2% of the "attacks" resulted
in a successful intrusion.

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/17/technology/17HACK.html

2% would be an embarrassingly large success rate for intrusion on a
"secured" military network.
But, I'm sure they'll float any articles they can to get congress to
allocate more funds to the cyberpanic squad--go go big brother. Not too
mention, the news whores are always a willing accomplice in fabricating
hype.

Oh wait, is today cynical Friday?

--jnull




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