Plenty of more realistic threats againsts targets that are difficult to impossible to secure. Shopping malls, movie theaters, schools, etc.
And the real reason airliners aren't being attacked anymore probably has more to do with the passengers than the added security. Post 9/11, the passengers will beat someone to a pulp before they can even think about doing anything funny... On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 9:42 AM, Blanchard, Michael (InfoSec) < [email protected]> wrote: > The whole "gas attacks" are not really easy to pull off in the real > world... there are a number of attempts that failed miserably by terrorist > groups or individuals in the past.... you just need too much gas for it to > be effective... > > Same with the water supply attack.... you'd need thousands of gallons > entering the watersupply to even make people slightly ill.... it just gets > diluted way too quickly... > > > Now.... just the threat of it will cause panic... a water supply attack > doesn't have to make folks any more than slightly queezy to be effective as > a "terror attack"... people LOVE to panic as people are idiots, that is why > just an attempt would have an effect even if not one person even gets > slightly dizzy after drinking the water.... > > > Michael P. Blanchard > Principal Security Engineer, CISSP, GCIH, CCSA-NGX, MCSE > Cyber Security Services > EMC ² Corporation > 32 Coslin Drive > Southboro, MA 01772 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Jeffrey Walton > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 6:19 PM > To: Rob Slade > Cc: FunSec List > Subject: Re: [funsec] Explosive breast implants > > On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 5:59 PM, Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & > Hannah <[email protected]> wrote: > > > http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/Blog/2013/08/16/Explosive-breast-implants-are- > > now-a-terror-threat/4521376677949 > > > > Not much detail here, but I'm calling bullshit. Or, at least, > irrelevance. > Yeah, they are out of control with their fear mongering. > > The jihadist already played the airplane card. Why try it again with > heightened vigilance surrounding air transportation? > > I'd expect to see something like cyanide mist deployed around a city > and in subway stations during rush hour; or an infectious agent added > to the water supply where a water main enters a city. > > You can't defend against all threats in all places, so its probably > best to repair relations and outlaw religion. Spend the money on > de-indoctrination so everyone can get along. > > Jeff > _______________________________________________ > 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. >
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