At 01:26 PM 7/20/99 -0500, you wrote:
>
> Just curious what other think about the rattling door knobs
>question. Is it
> wrong to probe a system for security flaws if you have no evil
>intent? I
> check my neighbor's doors when they are on vacation to make sure no
>one has
> broken in, look in the windows to make sure everything is normal.
>Does that
> make me a criminal? I doubt it.
>
> Without your neighbors permission?
>
> Would you enter your neighbors house and take a look around "for
>burglars" if the door was not locked?
>
> If you neighbor has a NO TRESPASSING sign, I believe that you may
>indeed have broken a law...
>
> Maybe there should be an Internet trespassing law which is punished
>by issuing fines(jail) to the trespasser.
>
> I consider active scanning of our machines the same as TRESPASSING
>on our network.
>
>
>
> Dan
I think if you are worried about people scanning your network you
really need to think about how your network is secured. Because if your
network is secure you shouldn't have a thing to worry about. On the other
hand if you just have one guard watching the whole network....................
- Jason
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