Friday, March 07, 2003

From Wired:  Google:  Net Hacker Tool du Jour Why bother pounding at a website in search of obscure holes when you can simply waltz in through the front door? Hackers have recently done just that, turning to Google to help simplify the task of honing in on their targets. "Google, properly leveraged, has more intrusion potential than any hacking tool," said hacker Adrian Lamo, who recently sounded the alarm. Be carefull out there.  A few months ago I ran a search on my name and ran accross the e-mail mailing list of a e-mail newsletter I'm subscribed to.  A friendly notice to the owner promptly took the site down.  It could of been worse for this publisher, and their gaffe could have been posted on Declan's list.  But I'm a nice guy : ) 4:00:44 PM

Here's a little quip as relayed by fellow UM alum Paul Montry:  "if con is the opposite of pro, then congress is the opposite of progress" 1:07:55 PM