I'm Not Sure I'd Even Call It A "Security" System

[stevemb]

From Gizmondo:

Gary McKinnon, the British hacker who broke into military computers looking for evidence of UFOs in the "biggest military hack of all time," did so using his home computer and a 56k modem....

Using a limited 56-kbps dialup modem and the hacking name "Solo" he found many U.S. security systems used an insecure Microsoft Windows program

Comments

[redaxe]

Those would be the same aliens that got hacked by Mac users (in Independence Day)? Somehow, that doesn't inspire much confidence in their security technology :-)

[terriwells]

Then again, if we really wanted to believe in conspiracy cover-ups, we could wonder why the government would be so stupid as to leave something like that unprotected...unless they WANTED someone to stumble over it as a distraction from the REAL information that's somewhat better hidden. ;-)