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Old 09-07-2007, 01:18 PM   #1
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The police chief who proclaims himself "not embarrassed" must be mental. They should thank these guys for showing them the flaws in their security procedures/people.
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Old 09-07-2007, 03:48 PM   #2
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They should thank these guys for showing them the flaws in their security procedures/people.
Like hackers do to Microsoft?
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Old 09-08-2007, 03:39 PM   #3
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Like hackers do to Microsoft?
Most of those are doing it for free. But there are professional security people who will try to crack your system - and you pay them to do it.
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Old 09-08-2007, 05:33 PM   #4
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good, I'm glad some people want to test complacency.


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Most of those are doing it for free. But there are professional security people who will try to crack your system - and you pay them to do it.

Do we dare hope to assume everyone is paying to have their security system tested?
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