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The evidence is damning
I remember early reports claiming that FirstEnergy claimed their network operations weren't connected to the public internet. They were cordoned off and couldn't have been infected. But later reports made out that like so many corporations backdoors abound. And usually it's through an informal remote access point (sometimes even a VPN). Which if this is true means, exactly the opposite of what they first claimed. Even with a VPN, their network was connected to the public internet. And if one infected computer logged in through VPN,... Voila, you have exposed your secure private network to the ravages of a virulent Internet worm. For FirstEnergy to go out of its way to cast doubts on ANY involvement of the Blaster worm is suspicious and only makes it seem more likely Blaster had some role.
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The evidence is damning  ericlikness | 12/09/03
Inescapable conclusion  Anton Philidor | 12/09/03
What evidence???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/10/03
Commodity Infrastructure  Harry Bardal | 12/09/03
that was the plelude to an alien invasion  dg mh | 12/09/03
Homer Simpson did it  FilledOut | 12/09/03
Simply put, no msblast didn't.  JoeMama_z | 12/09/03
simply put, m$ isn't secure  Fred.Flintstone@... | 12/09/03
So who was bashing Windows?  escoles@... | 12/10/03
Power industry knew about threat as early as 1997  DKinnear | 12/10/03
Would they tell us?  richman555 | 12/09/03
Did Blaster cause the blackout?  Loverock Davidson | 12/09/03
I don't know - sounds like a MSCE to me  Richard Flude | 12/09/03
MCSE: Must Consult Someone Else  B.O.F.H. | 12/10/03
how about...  in-DUH-vidual | 12/10/03
It can't be Unix  DKinnear | 12/10/03
Yeah, uh huh.  5amYan | 12/11/03
why is there no redundancy  JWatson77 | 12/09/03
There was plenty...  Richard Flude | 12/09/03
I've seen that happen too many times  voska | 12/10/03
Part of the drumbeat  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 12/10/03
Apologising again, John?  jellyclock | 12/10/03
You hit the nail on the head jellybean!  GRindinAxTaRupy | 12/10/03
Not consistent, secure!  simon_hibbs | 12/10/03
Because intl standards aren't enough  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 12/10/03
windows apologism  pmichel540 | 12/10/03
Countering over-simplification, rather  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 12/10/03
Countering outright, deliberate untruths  jellyclock | 12/11/03
Countering...something  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 12/11/03
Sorry Mr. Carroll  MarcB_z | 12/12/03
To MarcB  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 12/14/03
In a nutshell  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 12/10/03
Specialisation is necessary in some domains  jellyclock | 12/10/03
Better...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 12/10/03
Didn't you take your lumps yesterday?  Taz_z | 12/10/03
Can't respond to everything  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 12/10/03
I have 2 words ...  coffeenite | 12/10/03
And your entitled to have your opinions  FilledOut | 12/10/03
Who is this idiot???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/10/03
We can't all be guillible enough to satisfy you  NoB$ | 12/10/03
I knew there would be at least one...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/10/03
UFOs  voska | 12/10/03
Uh huh, do us a favor...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/10/03
Seriously, my info doesn't come from TV  voska | 12/10/03
did you know about that?  dg mh | 12/10/03
What voska is referring to is  B.O.F.H. | 12/10/03
Partially correct  voska | 12/10/03
do us a favor...  danslerreur | 12/10/03
If you can believe in Microsoft  MacCanuck | 12/11/03
Could just have easily been a flood of errors  voska | 12/10/03
Yes, that's a real and intriguing possibility...  escoles@... | 12/10/03
Please, can't you even do basic research?  escoles@... | 12/10/03
An expert? That is questionable!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/10/03
Bit your posts are getting dumber by the day  No_Ax_Has_No_Clue | 12/11/03
what did cause it then?  pmichel540 | 12/10/03
Do you think...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/10/03
The only idiot I see on the forum  No_Ax_Has_No_Clue | 12/11/03
Re: Who is this idiot???  Rabid Conservative | 12/12/03
Something curious to consider...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/10/03
Good point  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 12/10/03
Good for the goose?  escoles@... | 12/10/03
Yes it is  GRindinAxTaRupy | 12/10/03
Of course not, your far to young...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/10/03
Of course not, your far to young...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/10/03
Itchy trigger finger there...  GRindinAxTaRupy | 12/10/03
Really little one?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/10/03
childish?  pmichel540 | 12/10/03
Only a child  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/10/03
Only a child  No_Ax_Has_No_Clue | 12/11/03
And you are too old to remember what you read  Taz_z | 12/10/03
I guess you missed the headline?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/10/03
Electric grid in need of redesign and smaller units  FilledOut | 12/10/03
FirstEnergy was previously hit by a worm  DKinnear | 12/10/03
Did Blaster cause the blackout? THE ANSWER IS NO  mkestian@... | 01/08/04

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