
23 Dec
2002
23 Dec
'02
12:49 p.m.
On Mon, 23 Dec 2002 13:26:16 EST, batz said:
You will miss script kids that bounce all over their compromised machines around the world, but even if you collected all the information about those attacks, there is little value in tracking them down anyway. The interjurisdictional administrative hell makes it more cost effective to just lock down your network than to re-enact The Cuckoos Egg.
Unfortunately, this is (or should be) part of the threat model. What makes you think that J Random Cyberterrorist is any stupider than the guys Stoll was chasing? -- Valdis Kletnieks Computer Systems Senior Engineer Virginia Tech