Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Whistle-Blower Divides IT Security Community


Questions:

1. How did Mike Lynn explain his purpose in exposing the vulnerability in the Cisco Internet operating system? What other purposes might Lynn Have had in making his presentation?

answer: The purpose of exposing the vulnerability of the CISCO, is to informed the IT security Professionals of the danger that would be possible to happen in thier services routers. He gave also much details so that all the people would really make search on how to build and make missle for protection. In this purpose he can protect the country and the national Infrastructure and the agency will be much more safetier for any Intruders or insiders that might planning to attack.

2. What types of perpetrators might be interested in explioting the vulnerability in the Cisco Internet operating System?

answer: Here are the list of perpetrators
it includes:
a. Black Hats hackers or crakers
b. White Hats hackers or crakers

3. What factors do the government and industry have to consider in dealing with the hacker and craker community?

answer: In dealing with the hacker and craker community, the Government should consider that this can make their services safetier, only Hackers or Crakers learn on How to protect systems or Infiltrate. But Hackers and Crakers are opposite in function, but if they will work together in dealing with protection they can do much well.

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