Return-Path: <sentto-279987-4654-1021323978-fc=all.net@returns.groups.yahoo.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 [204.181.12.215] by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.7.4) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Mon, 13 May 2002 14:09:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 16582 invoked by uid 510); 13 May 2002 21:06:36 -0000 Received: from n21.grp.scd.yahoo.com (66.218.66.77) by all.net with SMTP; 13 May 2002 21:06:36 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-4654-1021323978-fc=all.net@returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [66.218.67.197] by n21.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 13 May 2002 21:06:19 -0000 X-Sender: azb@llnl.gov X-Apparently-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_0_3_2); 13 May 2002 21:06:17 -0000 Received: (qmail 51795 invoked from network); 13 May 2002 21:06:17 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.217) by m4.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 13 May 2002 21:06:17 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO smtp-1.llnl.gov) (128.115.250.81) by mta2.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 13 May 2002 21:06:17 -0000 Received: from poptop.llnl.gov (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp-1.llnl.gov (8.9.3/8.9.3/LLNL-gateway-1.0) with ESMTP id OAA29165 for <iwar@yahoogroups.com>; Mon, 13 May 2002 14:06:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from catalyst2b.llnl.gov (catalyst.llnl.gov [128.115.222.68]) by poptop.llnl.gov (8.8.8/LLNL-3.0.2/pop.llnl.gov-5.1) with ESMTP id OAA08262 for <iwar@yahoogroups.com>; Mon, 13 May 2002 14:06:16 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <5.0.0.25.2.20020513135433.03c51228@poptop.llnl.gov> X-Sender: e048786@poptop.llnl.gov X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.0 To: iwar@yahoogroups.com In-Reply-To: <NDBBJBDJCGCKGDILPNNEOEKNIBAA.junkmail@barnowl.com> References: <200205100325.g4A3PBK13172@red.all.net> From: Tony Bartoletti <azb@llnl.gov> Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 14:04:22 -0700 Subject: RE: [iwar] [fc:Warning.on.Cyberattack.'Exaggerated'] Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit At 05:18 PM 5/11/2002 -0500, you wrote: > >>Warning on Cyberattack 'Exaggerated' > >I still think we should siphon another few billion $$$ out of the physical >counter-terrorism fund. Ignore those who fear ephemeral threats like bio-, >aero-, and agri-terrorism. Those threats only killed, what, a few thousand >people in the last year? Bah. Most of those deaths occurred on one day. I >dismiss it as a statistical anomaly. We desperately need to protect our PCs >from diabolical cyber-terrorists who can destroy all flora & fauna in North >America with just 105 lines of Word macro source code. Granted that, in and of itself, a "massive cyber-attack" seems not to have the destructive potential (and certainly not the get-wrenching visuals) of a spectacular physical attack. But in coordination with a widespread physical attack, confusion of the cyber-situation can lead to increased casualties due to panic, inappropriate direction of response efforts, etc. And as far as the billions dedicated to "Physical Counter-Terrorism", ask yourself how much it costs to activate national guard to patrol airport corridors, bringing thousands of loaded weapons into those facilities. And ask yourself whether that REALLY makes flying safer - or is it really intended to cajole the public into rejoining air-travel, so the revenues keep flowing. ____tony____ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Save 30% on Web addresses! Get with the times, get a web site. Share information, pictures, your hobby, or start a business. Great names are still available- get yours before someone else does! http://us.click.yahoo.com/yu.vPA/nFGEAA/sXBHAA/kgFolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ------------------ http://all.net/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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