full-disclosure - Re: Time to patch Windows boxes with MS08-067

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Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:57:41 -0400
From: Duckie <duckie37@...il.com>
To: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: Time to patch Windows boxes with MS08-067

> "we" (the community) shouldn't be playing into the hacker spirit of
> things. by increasing your threat level publicly plays into the hacker
> mind-set that they can *take over* and be causing problems on a wider
> scale. we should be dampening the hacker spirit by not letting them
> visually see anyone panicking or there being an increased level of
> concern. don't give the overall aura that hackers can have an affect
> on us, and that even though we might be working hard behind the scenes
> in an increased level of busi-ness, this shouldn't be communicated
> outward to the hacker community, as it gives satisfaction to the
> hacker community as a whole that they are beating us down.


So what you are saying is, If we don't worry about it then it will go away?
They just do this for fun and the thrill? There is no large money market in
this for them?


Cheers,
Scott

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