Maybe you are missing the relevant point here: sharing the info and progs over the internet FOR FREE, not paying symantec. Or would the info you get when you pay the alerting service be so stripped that it would be useless for a clever attacker? Nah, usually just knowing a what part to look at - is enough.
IMHO there should be a law against COO's and other Chief Petty Officers telling politicians what to do. Sure politicians don't know the first thing about our bizz, but neither do managers of software companies. False authority syndrome this was dubbed several years ago..... ----- Original Message ----- From: Geoff Shively To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 11:40 PM Subject: [Full-Disclosure] Security firm Symantec has rubbed subscribers to the Full-Disclosure mailing list the wrong way "Security firm Symantec has rubbed subscribers to the Full-Disclosure mailing list the wrong way by due to a quote attributed to its chief operating officer, John Schwarz. In a Wired story titled " Just Say No to Viruses and Worms", Schwarz was quoted as calling for laws to make it a criminal offence to share information and tools online which could be used by malicious hackers and virus writers. " http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/09/12/1063268553158.html Cheers, Geoff Shively, CTO PivX Solutions, LLC Are You Secure? http://www.pivx.com _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
