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- From: jhull@vulcan-gw.den.mmc.com (Jeff Hull)
- Subject: Re: responsibility of admins (was: Two hackers
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.225740.16227@den.mmc.com>
- Summary: What you don't know can kill you.
- Keywords: security awareness sysadmin training certification
- Sender: news@den.mmc.com (News)
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- Reply-To: jhull@vulcan-gw.den.mmc.com
- Organization: Martin Marietta Astronautics Group
- References: <1992Nov16.144339.12580@hubcap.clemson.edu>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 22:57:40 GMT
- Lines: 27
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- In article 12580@hubcap.clemson.edu,
- stehman%citron.cs.clemson.edu@hubcap.clemson.edu (Jeff Stehman) writes:
- |>
- |>Familiarity is a dangerous thing. Seems like many of you have forgotten what
- |>it is like not to be familiar with computer security issues.
- ...
- |>Try seeing it from Joe's perspective before you flame him.
-
- Would you still feel this way if the venue were a small business and the topic
- were locking up the cash box? How about a bank and putting the money in
- a 1700's style safe? How about a credit reporting company and their credit
- database? With *your* credit history stored on it?
-
- The real point is raising the level of awareness of *all* users and sysadmins.
-
- Somebody told me once, "What you don't know won't hurt you." Do *you*
- believe that? Let me tell you about this land in Florida I have for sale...
-
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- /_ / ) / ) Jeff Hull j.hull@vulcan-gw.den.mmc.com
- //_) -/- -/- 1544 S. Vaughn Cir
- /_/ \_/ / / Aurora, CO 80012 303-977-1061
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- No matter where you go ... there you are.
- #include <standard.disclaimer.h>
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