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Democratic Convention Computer Security Threat?

Posted by CmdrTaco on 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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  1. anybody setting up an AP? by UnderAttack · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hm. Taking over the Jumbotron is probably the ultimate "Capture the Flag" contest.

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  2. Democrats have techies on their side... by A_GREER · · Score: 5, Funny

    How can they get hacked when it was AL Gore who invented the internet...