11th August 2003, 7:47 PM
Here's my philosophy on the situation: One has no right to complain/sue/whatever about a hacker (blackhat or whitehat) if one does not take <i>simple</i> measures to defend oneself. It's not that hard to update firmware and keep moderately safe. Just keep the system patched and use good user names and passwords, and now you'll keep out 90% of hackers (who are just script kiddies anyway who use tools developed by the real hackers). When you don't take these measures, what happens, happens. It's a game of chance. Do you lock the doors to your house when you're gone? Why? It's because you know that someone at sometime just might rattle the doorknob to see if it's unlocked, and if it is, they'll help themselves to your stereo. It's just a fact of life. Not securing a system is exactly the same. The odds aren't high that someone will break in, but they're there. And when a hacker finds an unlocked door, chances are they'll walk in.
Hackers are just a part of the balanced system. They will always be there. They're like a fact of nature. And if the door is locked, there are still hackers that will break through, though these kind of people are fewer in numbers than the script kiddies who just look for holes (unlocked doors).
My point is, leave your system vulnerable: shame on you. Secure it and still have someone break in: THIS MEANS WAR! :evil:
Hackers are just a part of the balanced system. They will always be there. They're like a fact of nature. And if the door is locked, there are still hackers that will break through, though these kind of people are fewer in numbers than the script kiddies who just look for holes (unlocked doors).
My point is, leave your system vulnerable: shame on you. Secure it and still have someone break in: THIS MEANS WAR! :evil: