RE: Hackers

by Shayne <shayne(at)bearclawsoftware.com>

Date:	Wed, 12 Jul 2000 09:14:41 -0400
To:	"'ehoffman(at)smalldogdesign.com'" <ehoffman(at)smalldogdesign.com>, Dennis Lapcewich <Dennis.Lapcewich(at)unisa.edu.au>, "hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org" <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Cc:	=?iso-8859-1?Q?=27Lauri_V=E4in=27?= <optima(at)hot.ee>, jalal <the_jalal(at)yahoo.com>, Sue Bailey <sue(at)bartandsue.co.uk>
	todo: View Thread, Original

Clipped for those Europeans paying exorberant download rates...

I also submit it is very simple minded for one to state:

"> > There is no reason for an ISP not to have security setup so that
> > hackers can not access your site. In fact, I would also
> consider suing
> > them for negligence."



Obviously, most people's first reaction is to litigate, at least in =
America - it comforts us to think we can get vengeance in an acceptable =
manner. Keep in mind that an ISP is kind of like a strip mall, and =
websites are like retail outlet shops.
In the bigger, more expensive locations you get security - in the =
smaller ones you provide the security. After all, every system admin is =
a potential security breach. Multiply that by all the people that may or =
may not have access to their password. And so on, and so on...
So you can see the nightmare this can turn into for an ISP as well, a =
breach could happen [through no fault of their own - ie a disgruntled =
employee that erases files on their employers site] and they are in =
danger of losing customers.
I say that only to point out that the standard tests for negligence =
cannot be satisfied in this instance.
Anyway, that's enough rambling for this morning, just my jumbled =
thoughts before caffeine.

Shayne Brown
Bear Claw Software Development
203-744-9111

mailto:Shayne(at)BearClawSoftware.com

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