Re: Local servers used in attack on Whitehouse.

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From: Del Walsh
Date: Tue, 08 May 2001 15:55

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Are they going to fine whitehouse.gov $1,000?

Paul W <paulw7.nospam@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 7 May 2001 13:46:26 -0400, "JR" <johnnyrNOSPAM@bellsouth.net>
wrote:
>
> >March 17, 2005
> >Today, a bill reached the floor of the U.S. House
> >of Representatives that would hold computer owners
> >responsible for DDoS attacks...  it was stated that
> >ignorance about computer security will no longer
> >be considered an acceptable excuse...
> >
> >... a $1,000.00 fine will be levied against owners
> >of *unprotected Internet connected devices
> >that were hacked into and used as part of a DDoS.
> >
> >
> >*Unprotected - you did not implement known,
> >reasonable precautions to protect your
> >Internet connected devices from intruders.
> >
> >
>
> March 17, 2005, still a long time to think about it.  :o)
>

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