Peter G. Neumann : [W]hen there is no security in place, the alleged culprit cannot have exceeded authority
when no authority is
implied. As long-time RISKS readers will recall, this issue came up
relating to the trial of Robert Tappan Morris: in 1988, the Internet worm
never exceeded authority, because no authority was required to use the
sendmail debug option, to use the .rhosts mechanism, to execute the finger
daemon, or to read an unprotected encrypted password file. I wonder how
if prosecutors will ever figure this out!
As long as we attempt to shoot the messenger and hide lame security behind
overly broad laws, weak security will prevail, and whistleblowers will be
much rarer than glassblowers. (For example, DMCA is among other things an
attempt to outlaw whistleblowers.)"
N.Y. Times : "Beck and his ilk try to emulate Gainsbourg
- get bad haircuts, strike ridiculous lothario poses - but they can't resist winking at the audience: "Don't worry, I get the joke." Gainsbourg never flinched; he was authentically cool, and he reveled in tackiness with gusto and confidence. Listening to his tuneful, obscene, witty records, we encounter an original: a musician with the nerve, and the chops, to make great art out of bad taste."
The dict-ified dictionary.com word of the day is Argus-eyed
| source : web1913 |
Argus-eyed \Ar"gus-eyed\, a.
Extremely observant; watchful; sharp-sighted.
| source : wn |
argus-eyed
adj 1: having very keen vision; "quick-sighted as a cat" [syn: {hawk-eyed},
{keen-sighted}, {lynx-eyed}, {quick-sighted}, {sharp-eyed},
{sharp-sighted}]
2: carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for
possible danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the
vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful
dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in
tow" [syn: {open-eyed}, {vigilant}, {wakeful}, {watchful}]