Re: SSSCA: We're in trouble now
Petro (petro@auctionwatch.com)
Tue, 5 Mar 2002 20:41:21 -0800
On Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 09:30:55AM +0100, Helge Hafting wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 02, 2002 at 09:35:43AM +0100, Florian Weimer wrote:
> [...]
> > That's not necessarily true. Most people cannot circumvent even basic
> > obstacles when it comes to computers, and both industry and
> > legislative might be content with that.
>
> Don't be too sure about that. If a "few" knows how to circumvent,
> they'll release circumvention kits that anybody can use.
> Few people can use a new buffer overflow exploit, much
> more can use a rootkit.
That will end when you get a tripwire like system on each system
that reports back to Microsoft/Apple when certain critical binaries
don't match.
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