that some 16 year old got your company computer's
security password from a BBS, then used it to open a $5000... ats to blame for the failure of the
nation's data security systems.
Somewhere along the line someone forgot that it's the
responsibility of those wanting security to sufficiently
upgrade their own technology to t... The
Primary responsibility for providing computer security can't
be relegated to third parties on the basis
t streetlights. Now they're stealing your
social security number and shooting out your credit rating. A la... only the technical methods of
skirting computer security, but also convincing the people who run the
mach... ed to meet pose a clear and present danger to the security of both the
government and the American people: ... is's father
was the head of the National Computer Security Center, the government's
computer-security agenc
er crime
iceberg," says Carol Molloy, a computer security specialist with CGA
Software Products Group, Holm...
times are so well acquainted with procedures and security features
that they leave no trail at all," she ad... re
problems, according to Molloy. "Many computer security systems are
based on passwords, and people can b... essing and information managers is
not whether a security system should be installed, but how to go
about i
n's telephone system, raising questions about the
security and privacy of the phone system, industry experts... nal
memorandum written by a manager of electronic security operations at the San
Francisco-based Pacific Bel... th company
officials.
Peter Neumann, a computer security consultant at SRI International Inc. in
Menlo Par... one companies are only beginning to awaken to
the security problems created by the increasing computerizatio
e, given a combination of floppy disks and
sloppy security. Before you meet a mad hacker, live, right here ... een switches to guy ( Winn Schwartau
[Information Security Consultant]) sitting in front of terminal set
up... t it has done little to protect
itself. Computer security is routinely cut from the budget. So now
we are ... <scene switches to that Winn guy...An Information Security Consultant>
Winn: A dedicated, motivated group
e, given a combination of floppy disks and
sloppy security. Before you meet a mad hacker, live, right here ... een switches to guy ( Winn Schwartau
[Information Security Consultant]) sitting in front of terminal set
up... t it has done little to protect
itself. Computer security is routinely cut from the budget. So now
we are ... <scene switches to that Winn guy...An Information Security Consultant>
Winn: A dedicated, motivated group
rm exploited
flaws in the Unix operating system's security routines and used some of
Unix's own utilities to... e fact that UNIX has
long been known to have some security weaknesses (cf. [4, 12, 13]).
The program was my... ch discussion on the future roles of networks and security.
Due to the complexity of the topics, conclusions... hout calling any system function. In effect, the
security of the passwords is provided by the prohibitive e
roup of about 20 U.S. citizens were harrassed
by security forces. What follows is several accounts of what ... ediately there after, several members of the Mall Security task force
<chuckle> surrounded the area, demandi... ght it would be wise to
contact the Pentagon Mall Security office on three-way. I called
information, obtain... him.
Al Johnson, who was supposivedly the head of security.
After this, I called up Loki. We called Fenris
the System
A Computer Club Discovers Breaches of Security in the Bundespost's BTX Program
"Whoever hooks u... e entered.
By agreement, the legal holder of the security code is liable for all damage
thus incurred.
Ste... find the practical
technicians who worked out the security system. Those are the right people for
a test of... e one. What then? Should we sell this breach
of security to the Bundespost? We could, as is normal in ind
red electronics hobbyist," is even doing computer security. Quite a
switch from the days when he and friend... d your safe. But on
the other hand, a New Jersey security man says he's uncovered hacker threats --
via Zap... without the usual credentials can make first-rate security people. The
term "hacker," he stresses, is far f... phy, drew his nickname out of the air. "I
zapped security, so I named myself that. I tried not to destroy
ine raises was disrupted
by threats of arrest by security and Arlington, Virginia
police officers.
Eric ... als
For Social Responsibility (CPSR), "I saw the security officers focusing
on us. Then they started to co... ey approached, I left the
group and observed the security personnel encircling the group of
about 30 gathe... rd to sell. The person, he said, was harassed by
security forces, one of whom said, "You aren't selling any
nd 800 numbers, raided his home Monday along with security officials
of AT&T. ... [A State Police official] ... t in tracing phone
calls made by Brennan ... AT&T security people found that he was
regularly calling one of... , HandsNet, Institute for Peace and International Security, Media
Alliance, Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Inst... stry representatives, and
members of the computer security community. Mr. Rotenberg said that the
purpose o
. And, ah, its a
shame that it had such poor security.
MR: Yeah. Imagine if someone else got into it.
M... omeone who used to be a hacker and understood the security holes and flaws,
or would rather your system ... t into one? On the average?
MR: It depends on the security of the system...
KK: Let's say just the average..... u know, for letting us know. If
they let the security people know. On the other hand, if they keep goin
constraints of the present "maxi-
mum security society" (Marx, 1988b) that reflect an attempt ... e
boards, or at least to their relevant security levels, virtually
always requires com... u
about the new wave of front end security devices that
are beginning to be u... tary is posted. Elite users, those with higher security privileg-
es and access to the "backsta
ntent to
deceive, falsely represented his social security account
number to be 549-64-3121, when in fact, such number was not
his social security number".
There are three other charges under 18 ... intercept a call
1 count intercepting a Pacbell security person's conversation
1 count attempted access... tent to
> deceive, falsely represented his social security account
> number to be 549-64-3121, when in fact,