26 ordspråk av Dorothy Denning
Dorothy Denning
New vulnerabilities are continually uncovered, and systems are configured or used in ways that make them open to attack.
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Shortly after the September 11 terrorist attack against the United States, hackers took to the Internet to voice their rage.
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Some companies are offering to provide key recovery services now, but we don't have any experience with such services. That's part of the problem.
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Systems are complex, so controlling an attack and achieving a desired level of damage may be harder than using physical weapons.
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The concern is over what will happen as strong encryption becomes commonplace with all digital communications and stored data. Right now the use of encryption isn't all that widespread, but that state of affairs is expected to change rapidly.
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The cyber attacks arising from the events of September 11 reflect a growing use of the Internet as a digital battleground.
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The tools used to launch massive denial of service assaults, for example, have advanced command and control capabilities.
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We have never really had absolute privacy with our records or our electronic communications - government agencies have always been able to gain access with appropriate court orders.
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While many hackers have the knowledge, skills, and tools to attack computer systems, they generally lack the motivation to cause violence or severe economic or social harm.
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While the vast majority of hackers may be disinclined towards violence, it would only take a few to turn cyber terrorism into reality.
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With those people, I'm very far apart, because I believe that government access to communications and stored records is valuable when done under tightly controlled conditions which protect legitimate privacy interests.
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