NYT: Phone Network Is Vulnerable, Report Finds (fwd)
Scott Granados
scott at graphidelix.net
Wed Aug 7 02:01:31 UTC 2002
Hmmm, I suppose the Wakenhut guys could be used for this as well. Why
not if we use the black choppers and trucks. At least that's who I
recall was providing armed security at one of my former employers.
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Tue, 6 Aug 2002, David Lesher wrote:
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> Unnamed Administration sources reported that Martin Hannigan said:
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> > If you get the report, I'd be interested, but they'd have to encase the entire
> > country, poles, manholes, generators, central offices, etc into concrete
> > and steel to make it secure. With enough knowledge, it's easy, and the
> > terrorists aren't all stupid. Mostly.
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> All Ridge has to do is classify every cable map, LERG, CLLI list,
> and telco office guide in the country. Paint all the telco trucks
> black, to go with the helicopters. And/or, federalize the whole
> beast, like the railroads during WWI.
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> Remember when the FBI Wiretap Act/GAK folks wanted most/all telco
> employees to get clearances? This should make that look trivial.
> Is "system admin" anyone with root access? We better serial-number
> all Linux downloads.
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