> This radio program is highly indicative of the current hype surrounding
the
> Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attacks on DOT COM sites on the
> Internet. Even the use of the acronym DDOS is amazing. Here they are,
> twenty-something DOT COM executives, who probably never thought about
> computer security except for watching re-runs of "Hackers" and "Sneakers,"
> using Pentagon-originated terms like "Distributed Denial of Service"
> attacks.
Bzzt, next player please!
I have been teaching crypto and network security to civilian audiences for
10 years now, including to 20 year old dot com folk. The nomenclature I
use is the standard for the industry.
Judith appears to be unaware that the average net.geek would love to have
been Q., supplying Bond with all manner of cool toys. The military
terminology for attacks has been public since the 1980s when the
colored books were published by the NSA.
> Why? Who told them to use those terms?
>
> Then Clinton manages to take 90 minutes to attend an Internet security
> summit on February 15. Northern Ireland's peace agreement is falling
apart,
> the Israeli-Palestine agreement is unraveling, and Russia's new President
is
> putting ex-KGB agents in his government, but Clinton has enough time to
talk
> with a group of e-commerce barons, computer security geeks, and even one
> hacker.
Domestic vs. Foreign relations issues. The US does not have half as much
of a role in NI or Palestine as the US press makes out. There is little
the US President can do on such issues except facilitate, and even that
is principally the job of the Secretary of state.
> The whole thing appeared to be staged and scheduled way in advance.
Not really, most of the people invited had already testified before
the senate or house committees. It is pretty easy to see how the guest
list was assembled. There are staffers whose job it is to be able to
assemble a board on any given topic at 24 hours notice.
The idea that Whitt Diffie is part of a government consipiracy is just
too silly. The idea that any consipiracy would invite him round for tea
and photo-ops is quite bizare.
Oh, well. Got to go. I have a conference call with the other members of
the New World Order at 11.
Phill
