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But it's worse to hide and ignore the problem. The other poster hit the nail on the head. This stuff is happening on a much larger scale - it's only because of

• killerswan 15y ago
  Due to the anonymous nature of these things, some of these recent attacks could easily be from within the USA's govt, just like the anthrax letters were. It does seem clear, though, that we all have a lot to learn about protecting information...
• someone13 15y ago
  Actually, I don't disagree with you - it's a good thing (for a certain value of "good" - in a perfect world, things would all be secure, and we'd ride unicorns everywhere) that this kind of stuff is exposed. What I disagree with is the "giving them a job" bit. I don't think that rewarding these kinds of people with employment is right - part of working in computer security is having a certain code of ethics. Whereas I'd much prefer that this kind of stuff be made public, giving them a job is similar to rewarding a thief with a job as a cop. People are free to disagree, of course :P