21 Feb
2013
21 Feb
'13
7:41 p.m.
And so their bush league by itself was responsible for all the penetrations that mandiant says they did? Which shows that they don't have to be particularly smart, just a bit smarter than their average spear phish or other attack's victim. On Friday, February 22, 2013, Jack Bates wrote:
On 2/21/2013 12:17 PM, Scott Weeks wrote:
I'm not upset. I'm pointing out what Steven Bellovin said in just a few words: "This strongly suggests that it's not their A-team..."
The A-team doesn't get caught and detailed. The purpose of the other teams is to detect easy targets, handle easy jobs, and create lots of noise for the A-team to hide in. Hacking has always had a lot in common with magic. Misdirection is a useful tool.
Jack
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