“Not really. What happened here is that Governor Palin used an email service that has a long history of security problems. And using ANY third party email system leaves you open to having the people that run the place.”
I’m tired of you blaming the victim. How about blaming the freakin lawbreakers who BROKE THE LAW. Basically what you are saying is that any email account can be broken into, therefor she shouldn’t have used it.
WHY DO WE EVEN HAVE EMAIL, THEN? ANYBODIES EMAIL CAN BE BROKEN INTO!!!!
How about saving your scoldings and tsk-tsks for the LAW BREAKERS?
I hate hackers with a PASSION. The internet and email could revolutionize this country many magnituted more than it already has, but businesses and individuals avid making that leap because THEY CAN’T TAKE THE RISK WITH THE LAWBREAKERS OUT THERE WHO COULD SINK THEM.
Hackers should get the death penalty, and no, I am NOT kidding.
You do not understand hackers at all. As a matter of fact, I doubt you grasp anything about the technologies you are espousing on.
I am a hacker. I interface with business systems with no open interface by getting down into something that is not published, open or supported in many cases and pull it apart till I understand it, and am able to deliver solutions to my customers.
What this guy or guys did wasn’t even hacking. It was akin to identity theft. Social engineering. Data mining.
There was nothing a real hacker sees in that of any skill, ability, or knowledge. It was what real hackers call idiot script kiddies, and they do so with disdain.
What is the punishment you would suggest for those who are ignorant of the difference between hackers and crackers/script kiddies? ;-)
Read my first post. I said that most of the blame rests with the criminals that broke into the governor's email. That said, just like leaving your keys in your car, using a mail service with a poor security record is unwise.
Any email system that you don't have physical security over is inherently not secure. In some of my other posts I detailed how one goes about fixing that problem.
I hate hackers with a PASSION. The internet and email could revolutionize this country many magnituted more than it already has, but businesses and individuals avid making that leap because THEY CAN’T TAKE THE RISK WITH THE LAWBREAKERS OUT THERE WHO COULD SINK THEM.
Of course, the "hackers" are the guys that invented the Internet and are currently making it better. But why screw up a good mindless rant with the facts?
Hackers should get the death penalty, and no, I am NOT kidding.
Good luck with that. And good luck on learning how the Internet works.