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Homeland Security official suggests outlawing rootkits | |
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| Time: 04:40 EST/09:40 GMT | News Source: News.com | Posted By: Jonathan Tigner | ||
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Perhaps the best way to deal with rootkits is to outlaw them. At least when it comes to such mishaps as the Sony BMG Music Entertainment fiasco, that's what an official from the Department of Homeland Security suggested Thursday. "The recent Sony experience shows us that we need to be thinking about how we ensure that consumers are not surprised by what their software programs do," Jonathan Frenkel, director of law enforcement policy at the U.S Department of Homeland Security said in a speech here at the RSA Conference 2006. A lesson has been learned from the Sony debacle, which left unwitting consumers with software on their PCs that could be used by cyberattackers to hide their malicious code. "Companies now know that they should not surreptitiously install a rootkit on computers," Frenkel said. But perhaps more importantly, how could the mishap have been avoided in the first place? "Legislation or regulation may not be a solution in all cases, but it may be warranted in appropriate circumstances," Frenkel said. | ||
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| #1 By 1401 (69.27.196.125) at 2/17/2006 9:37:08 AM |
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Just what we need - another jackass lawmaker coming up with brilliant ideas. Hey! Why not outlaw sodomy too?! Oh wait...I think they already did that...(I better not tell my wife) This post was edited by chrishedlund on Friday, February 17, 2006 at 09:37. |
| #2 By 16797 (142.46.227.65) at 2/17/2006 10:59:31 AM |
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#1 I assume you have some better solution? Can we see it please?
If creating and distributing viruses is prohibited, why should (malicious) rootkits be treated differently? |
| #3 By 1401 (69.27.196.125) at 2/17/2006 12:53:49 PM |
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I don't have to have a better solution to voice my opinion on the matter. What does this guy think he's gonna do to some kid in Japan, or Ukraine, or Brazil or wherever who rootkits a server on the internet located in the US? Send the Beverly Hills Cops out to get him?
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| #4 By 15406 (216.191.227.68) at 2/17/2006 12:55:06 PM |
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I think the DHS should outlaw buffer overflows. That would fix most of Windows security problems overnight.
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| #5 By 16797 (142.46.227.65) at 2/17/2006 2:56:57 PM |
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Did you already forgot that rootkits were also distributed by companies such as Sony and Symantec? So, if kid in Russia, Brazil, etc. can write & distribute rootkits and viruses (and get away with it), everyone should be allowed to do the same? Hmm... what's next? Somebody else somewhere in the world killed 5 people and was never punished, so we should all be allowed to do the same? Yes, I think this would help. Would it solve the 'rootkit problem' completely? No, but it would help. This post was edited by gonzo on Friday, February 17, 2006 at 15:02. |
| #6 By 16797 (142.46.227.65) at 2/17/2006 3:04:59 PM |
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#4 Latch, pal, stop being annoying. Rootkits are nothing specific to Windows.
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| #7 By 15406 (216.191.227.68) at 2/17/2006 3:20:16 PM |
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#6: I was talking about buffer overflows, not rootkits, and it was a wee jest. Even if buffer overflows were illegal, MS would wait, stall, delay and then finally appeal having to remove them.
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| #8 By 32132 (64.180.219.241) at 2/17/2006 8:22:10 PM |
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Google Search: "Linux Kernel" "buffer overflow"
http://www.google.com/search?num=20&hl=en&safe=off&c2coff=1&q=%22linux+kernel%22+%22buffer+overflow%22 286,000 English Pages. Google Search: Linux "buffer overflow" http://www.google.com/search?num=20&hl=en&safe=off&c2coff=1&q=linux++%22buffer+overflow%22 2,330,000 English Pages This post was edited by NotParker on Saturday, February 18, 2006 at 00:46. |
| #9 By 16797 (69.156.52.200) at 2/17/2006 10:27:05 PM |
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#7 Latch, pal, stop being annoying. Buffer overflows are nothing specific to Windows. This post was edited by gonzo on Friday, February 17, 2006 at 22:27. |
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