Democratic Convention Computer Security Threat?

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Democratic Convention Computer Security Threat?

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday July 22, 2004 @07:02AM from the don't-point-that-laptop-at-me-sir dept.

Hiawatha writes "Excuse me for tooting my own horn, but check out my story in today's Boston Globe about a possible security problem at the Democratic convention next week. If visitors plug insecure laptops with wireless connections into the convention's wired network, there could be trouble..."

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At Least It Isn't MS by artlu · 2004-07-22 07:05 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Since the NSA is releasing security advisories for M$ Products can we expect WiFi to be next? The threat of insecure networks in large companies as well as government agencies should be pretty large. On my commute to work every day in the bay area, I come in contact with hundreds of "free" access points, which are left on because of computer illiteracy.

WiFi 802.11i should solve that though... Sure, it will.
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"Tooting my own horn" by Anonymous Coward · 2004-07-22 07:18 · Score: -1, Flamebait

I don't think it means what the submitter thinks it means.

"Tooting one's horn" is promoting one's self.

In this submission, I think he either means:
a) announcing a story loudly
b) announcing a story that is dear to his heart
c) touching himself
Re:The real security issue by Anonymous Coward · 2004-07-22 07:19 · Score: -1, Flamebait

Thank you for your participation in this discussion.

Now do something useful, like swallowing your tongue.
what, but they created networking by ruiner5000 · 2004-07-22 07:20 · Score: -1, Flamebait

I thought the Democrats lead by Al Gore creating computer networking. Maybe those morons should use some of that Moveon money to do something useful, like hiring an IT staff? Typical goverment people not knowing one thing about technology.

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1. Re:what, but they created networking by A_GREER · 2004-07-22 07:24 · Score: 0, Flamebait
  
  ignorance is bliss
  
  That makes me wonder why John Kerry looks so sad...
That Certainly Puts My Mind at Ease by Wymanator · 2004-07-22 07:33 · Score: 1, Flamebait

But Garcia insisted the Democrats have the computer security situation well in hand, with the help of security specialists from Cisco Systems Inc. and Microsoft Corp.

I always rely on Microsoft for all my security needs!
Re:Insecure laptops with wireless connections? by Anonymous Coward · 2004-07-22 07:43 · Score: -1, Flamebait

Democrats are against freedom why would they run linux
Pretty funny actually, in light of patriot act, the republicans talking about canceling elections, the abuse of prisoners, the traitor that exists in the white house, the attack on a prof for anthrax, the iraqi war, etc...
Re:anybody setting up an AP? by Anonymous Coward · 2004-07-22 07:55 · Score: -1, Flamebait

And if we included all faggots we could buy out Microsoft and Apple and destroy everything they own and replace it with GNU/Linux. Then, we could make a big circle around the globe, each man sticking his finger into the anus of the man in front of him. RMS will probably not be allowed to join in because he smells.
Al Gore designed the internet!! by whoda · 2004-07-22 08:29 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Whats a little intranet security?