Re: My Doom Creators - incomprehensible
From: Sarah (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/03/04
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Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 01:29:43 -0800
Sharon Lane writes:
>-----Original Message-----
>I just want to rant a little. I run a support network
for adult rare
>cancer and pediatric cancer patients. We help newly
diagnosed
>patients find information, support, treatment centers,
etc.. It is an
>all volunteer network of incredible cancer survivors.
>
>I can understand the creators of 'My Doom' going after
companies like
>Microsoft and SCO. In a very childish way, this is a
way for them to
>get what they consider to be 'big notches' on their belt
buckles. I
>started programming in 1966 and I am still doing it.
Why this is a
>'triumph' to hackers still eludes me. I can only see it
as a stupid
>childish game.
>
>What I do not understand is why they would 'attack' my
rare and
>pediatric cancer website. They are using email
addresses with the
>suffix of that website and generating their virus-laden
emails. This
>cannot, by any stretch of the imagination, be declared a
triumph.
>Destroying the credibility of a website with the primary
purpose of
>helping babies, children, and adults with rare cancers is
>incomprehensible.
>
>There is an old Italian saying, when translated,
means "what goes
>around, comes around". I hope and pray that I never
have to answer an
>email requesting support or help for a rare or pediatric
cancer
>diagnosis from any of these people who deem it their job
to destroy
>our website. I am so angry with them today, I am not
sure I would
>help them. They certainly are not helping us!!!
>
>I am including my website name in this post, so that
others know that
>we are not sending out these emails. It is just another
cloaking
>tactic used by these unscrupulous people.
>
>Take Care, Sharon
>http://www.rare-cancer.org
>.
Imagining scenarios where the folks who wrote
MyDoom get theirs is probably a momentary stress reducer,
but it is ineffective at relieving the problem. It
doesn't matter if those who wrote the program are making
a political protest, or creating wanton destruction - the
problem impacts your ability to get done what you need,
and want, to get done. This isn't the first time for this
kind of problem, and you know that it won't be the last.
I'm writing to suggest that you utilize your
volunteer network to find a security specialist who will
donate their time to minimize the impact of this kind of
thing on your organization. Ideally, this person can help
you prevent problems, and when that is not possible, you
will have strategies in place to allow recovery with
minimal damage.
-Sarah
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