Re: [Full-Disclosure] CERT, Full Disclosure, and Security By Obscurity

From: Darren Reed (avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au)
Date: 01/31/03

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    From: Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au>
To: gbayley@ausmac.net (Grant Bayley)
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 13:21:37 +1100 (Australia/ACT)

    In some mail from Grant Bayley, sie said:
    > Access Denied
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    > This information is only accessible to authorised AusCERT members.
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    > It's just lucky the information was already out there.
    >
    > We have our own self-appointed ivory tower here in Australia.
    >
    > It is called AusCERT.
    > _______________________________________________

    Whatever you might think, AusCERT is like this because they get
    bugger all funding from the Government and so need to be able
    to provide their "members" with some sort of exclusive services
    that they can collect money for in order to pay for staff and
    facilities.

    Even when it was Government funded, they had bugger all in the
    way of (hardware) resources because it arose inside a Uni

    I suppose my advice here is do not think of AusCERT or treat
    them like an organisation that provides free service(s).

    Darren
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