jbn@wdl1.UUCP (01/16/85)
Security holes should be discussed openly and loudly. This forces their repair. The head-in-the-sand approach leads to real trouble. It is overconfidence in weak security systems that leads to serious losses.
mike@enmasse.UUCP (Mike Schloss) (01/23/85)
> > Security holes should be discussed openly and loudly. This forces > their repair. The head-in-the-sand approach leads to real trouble. It > is overconfidence in weak security systems that leads to serious losses. Hmmmmmmm. Me thinks that the head-in-the-sand approach is the "leaders of USENET's" way of avoiding comparisons between USENET and public access computer bulletin boards where [hc]rackers (pirates) post credit card #s, stolen passwords and info on breaking various protection schemes. This would also explain the very loudly and often repeated attitude : "Thou shalt not steal source code from AT&T" [No judgement here, just thinking out loud.]