VX Dude wrote:
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You're not illegaly subscribed, but you may have
subscribed to an illegal mailing list. Due to the
laws in "our nation" (USA), much of what is discussed
here is (or will be) violating some form of DMCA type
laws. (please check your state laws for further
deatils)
It is a shame that germeny doesnt have there own
security awareness day. Until "your nation" fixes
that, feel free and use ours. If for some reason you
dont like US holidays, then perhaps you'll enjoy
Russian Jihad Hype day. Its equally offensive, and
has generated far more "offical" spam.
If neither of these holidays appeal to you, there is a
third option. Establish the first annual German
Security Awareness Hype day. Send emails to all your
friends and unmoderated mailing lists (woot!) warning
them that MILLIONS of internet snipers (hehe the media
will love that) will wipe out the root DNS Servers
while the US is celebrating NSAD.
If you unable to read the joke, feel free to be
exteremly offended.
I find several things wrong with the so-called Security Awareness day.
1. Its timing. This one's obvious. Why this year? Why now?
Why not two years ago? Well, obviously it's an election year. Connect
the dots.
2. Most of the suggestions are blanket home consideration
issues that would have no impact on an actual terrorist attack. Telling
everyone to stock up on
water and canned goods and to change the batteries in
their fire detector, not to mention buy a roll of duct tape, are all
well and good general advice tips.
However, the fact of the matter is that these are
"feel-good" measures. General readiness is a good thing, and I have no
personal problem with these
suggestions by themselves. It's the fact that they're
being couched in anti-terrorist rhetoric during an election year that
gets to me. Talk about exploiting
the dead - yeash!
3. What does this have to do with network security? I don't
think I can tie this one back to e-voting... :)
-Barry
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