BBC News | Americas (2000-01-07): Police seek key to cyber-crime

[Padgett 0sirius]

>President Bill Clinton's new measures to protect America's computer
>systems from hackers and viruses comes amid increased global concerns
>over the threat of cyber-terrorism.

The major protection from cyber-terrorism (PDD-62 not 63) is simply the
fact that it is not very effective. Software attacks have a tactical
half-life of hours and a shelf-life of days. Besides, it is difficult to
inspire terror when the average reaction is "The network is down again,
what's on TV ?"

The simple fact is that for the terrorist, the maximum "bang for the buck"
is still via physical means and will remain so for the near-term.

So right now consider "cyber-terrorism" in the same category as
"pedophiles" (or is that feet ?) and "kiddie-porn" as catch words in the
pursuit of power.

I really need to write a book someday on "Gifts without Charity, Indicators
of Those with a Different Agenda". Right after "Quantum Economics". 
      	A. Padgett Peterson, P.E., CISSP: Cybernetic Psychophysicist
 Anti-Virus, Cryptographics, & Antique Radio Researcher
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