Hi, On Thursday 24 January 2002 14:30, Matt Hubbard wrote:
List,
Assuming you can positively identify the origin of a successful crack (and that's a big assumption considering drones, spoofing, etc.) what does the community of sysadmins think about vigilante justice?
Bad Thing.
Should we just counter-strike if there is no legal recourse?
No. That's a criminal offence. There's not even a grey area here, it's either black or white.
As a young sysadmin, I am looking for a moral principle. Responding in a legal manner is what distinguishes us from the cracker, right?
Though it may sound boring, yes.
Still, I get very angry just thinking about the possibility of a successful attack on one of my systems. Any thoughts?
If you have waterproof evidence (i.e. you did not tamper with it during your investigations), contact law enforcement authorities. Otherwise, get over it.
Apologies if this seems off topic - but I am studying many of the popular attacks and as a result I am in the difficult position of knowing how to use them (as well as defend against them).
Good for you, as long as you obey (and don't place your own home-brewn "moral principles" above) the law. The Wild West is history, at least in modern western civilizations (<digress> or one should think so ... mumblemumble ... Guantanamo ... Woomera ....</digress>).
Matt Hubbard
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