> Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 10:59:43 -0500 > From: Alex Eckelberry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >From the article, I saw this quote.
The article seemd to me to be painting a great big bulls-eye on the database. Basically saying "Here I am. Come and get me!" > > "It sounds OK. "If you have got nothing to hide, it shouldn't be > a problem." > > These words are the lyrics to the siren songs of the depredation of > individual rights and freedoms found throughout history. > > Alex Eckelberry > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Fergie > Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 10:22 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [funsec] Uk: Childrens Database 'Secure' From Hackers > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Famous last words... > > [snip] > > A database containing details of every child in York is safe from > computer hackers, council chiefs have pledged. > > The council's Child Index is designed to contain information on all the > city's youngsters. > > Government proposals to launch a nationwide version of the database have > been slammed for opening up sensitive information to attack by hackers - > and ignoring family values and privacy. > > But York's own database, launched 18 months ago, is different, said > Carol Runciman, the council's executive member for children's services. > > [snip] > > More: > http://www.thisisyork.co.uk/display.var.1039600.0.childrens_database_sec > ure > _from_hackers.php > > - - ferg > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: PGP Desktop 9.5.1 (Build 1557) > > wj8DBQFFZ7bIq1pz9mNUZTMRAgOIAJ963klZSvpjrNaX5X096st9spMAqACfQ6Cg > HMA4aejNeExShG448mY6yhg= > =SdLU > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > -- > "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson > Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawg(at)netzero.net > ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. > > _______________________________________________ > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregory Hicks | Principal Systems Engineer Cadence Design Systems | Direct: 408.576.3609 555 River Oaks Pkwy M/S 9B1 San Jose, CA 95134 I am perfectly capable of learning from my mistakes. I will surely learn a great deal today. "A democracy is a sheep and two wolves deciding on what to have for lunch. Freedom is a well armed sheep contesting the results of the decision." - Benjamin Franklin "The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed." --Alexander Hamilton _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
