[32521] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Carnivore Update - Public Does Not Care
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (bob bownes)
Sun Nov 26 23:33:43 2000
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Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2000 23:28:21 -0500
From: bob bownes <bownes@web9.com>
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"'Frater M.A.Ch.H. 999'" <azoth@occult.net>, nanog@merit.edu
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> >We were actually suprised that the good banks are pretty tight and without
> >real regulations that say exactly what to do. In technology reviews, we've
> >been asked about Van Eck sniffing, encrypting data while in RAM, and some
> >pretty impressive other stuff. Of course the bank is the one with the
> >money at stake. What worries me, is my experience with corporate style IT
> >management tells me they only get that paranoid after being burned a few
> >times. Must have been some expensive lessons. --Mike--
I think you'll find it varies from intitution to institution. Even the big guys
get sloppy.
While sitting in the back of a cab @ a stoplight in NYC, my 802.11 wireless card
lit up. I was able to browse quite a bit of a well known financial institution's
network before the light changed....
And back to on-topic, AutoWeek had a interesting article (column actually) this
week on Spam.
