lauren@LBL-CSAM@vortex.UUCP (09/01/83)
From: Lauren Weinstein <vortex!lauren@LBL-CSAM> Of course, there is a considerable difference between simulation "leakage" problems WITHIN a secure facility and having dialup lines (using unencrypted communications, yet) running INTO a classified computer system. Actually, my favorite false alert didn't really involve any computer failure at all. A genuine human being put the wrong tape into a reader for an emergency broadcast system (EBS) test. The tape he inserted was the actual "broadcast station alert" tape instead of the normal test tape. Interestingly, since the alert occurred at the time that stations were expecting the test, the majority of stations ignored the alert completely. A few actually called in for more information. I don't believe that any stations immediately entered alert mode as they "should" have. --Lauren--