Re: they ought to hire the guy

2009-08-03 Thread Maureen
If he has Asperger's Syndrome, he's not dumb. As for modem speed, he did this in 2002, so 56K was not old tech then. As for how bad the security is. Bad. Real bad. And adding the CyberCzar is only going to make it worse as the minions scramble to install the latest and greatest toys with no

Re: they ought to hire the guy

2009-08-03 Thread Dana
well -- depends on whether they get someone who has a clue. The problem is that the people who have a clue don't want the job, as best I can tell. On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 3:12 AM, Maureen mamamaur...@gmail.com wrote: If he has Asperger's Syndrome, he's not dumb. As for modem speed, he did

Re: they ought to hire the guy

2009-08-03 Thread Vivec
We don't even know how smart this guy is, as his 'hack' doesn't seem to have been very elaborate at all. It seems more like incompetence on the part of the US than anything else. Why it is so sad is that he's probably going to fall victim to the middle ages styled penal and justice system of the

Re: they ought to hire the guy

2009-08-03 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Vivecgel21...@gmail.com wrote: Why it is so sad is that he's probably going to fall victim to the middle ages styled penal and justice system of the United States Off with his head! Don't be a hater...

Re: they ought to hire the guy

2009-08-03 Thread denstar
On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Cameron Childresscamer...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Vivecgel21...@gmail.com wrote: Why it is so sad is that he's probably going to fall victim to the middle ages styled penal and justice system of the United States Off with his head!

they ought to hire the guy

2009-07-31 Thread Dana
either this guy is some sort of idiot savant -- he hacked into the pentagon looking for proof of UFOs -- or the state of national cybersecurity is even worse than they are telling people (and the cybersecurity post isn't getting filled).

Re: they ought to hire the guy

2009-07-31 Thread Vivec
Poor guy :-\ Once he hits the US for something like this his life is over. 2009/7/31 Dana dana.tier...@gmail.com: either this guy is some sort of idiot savant -- he hacked into the pentagon looking for proof of UFOs -- or the state of national cybersecurity is even worse than they are

Re: they ought to hire the guy

2009-07-31 Thread G Money
He's not a poor guy, he's a dumb guy. Actions have consequences. Don't f*** with US gov or mil computers...it's not smart. Period. On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 6:51 AM, Vivec gel21...@gmail.com wrote: Poor guy :-\ Once he hits the US for something like this his life is over. 2009/7/31 Dana

Re: they ought to hire the guy

2009-07-31 Thread Dana
well that's the thing. He is either really really dumb -- I cna't quite tell from the references to modem speed and password protection, which are more suggestive than anything -- or he is really really smart. If he is smart we need him. If he is dumb... how bad is our security? Think about it.