Internet vulnerabilities

Thu Jul 4 22:41:45 UTC 2002

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> I'm actually more worried about script/packet kiddies.
>
> 13 year olds with some scripting knowledge rarely know the financial
> cost of their "fun".
>

Does the possibility of these 13 year olds being recruited exist?  I think
so.

I think most people are grouping terrorist into the "strap a bomb to your
body and commit suicide" stereotype.  Is there a possibility that
intelligent terrorists exist?  Or even people that have the knowledge and
sympathize with them?  OBL used a satellite phone, they found laptops in
Afghanistan, there is evidence they are using the web to transmit
information to each other.  I think someone out there has a clue about
computers.

Crippling the entire net may be impossible, but it sure sounds like a well
planned out series of attacks could do some serious damage.

jas