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These people aren't stupid people
The terrorists are not stupid. Do you really think that they sit around in their apartment all day, waiting for the phone to ring so they can go blow something up?

They act like regular people. They have a warped sense of what is right and are willing to die and kill for that, but day-in and day-out, they do the same things that you do.

They go to college, to work, go to PTA meetings, have lunch with their friends.

If you recall, the terrorists were in the country for a long time before 9/11. Some were in colleges in the US.

I work at a large firm that has a whole department dedicated to testing cyber-security (Other companies hire us to try to hack them). I'm not certain what amount of background testing goes into hiring, but I'm sure that it's possible that "terrorists" get hired.

As you may or may not know, you can't ask about religion or ideologies in an interview.

So, that being said. I do believe that financial institutions may be ready for an attack, and I don't know how terrorists would DoS them. That would usually take a virus with lots of drone machines, but either way, I wouldn't discredit a determined "hacker" from causing some level of damage or disturbance.
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al qaida cyber attack . . .say what?  bob in FL | 11/30/06
Coincidence or Conspiracy?  Reverend MacFellow | 12/01/06
Way to go!  Spoon Jabber | 12/01/06
Pearl Harbour too !!  Aussie_Troll | 12/02/06
Welcome to reality!  smdunn | 12/02/06
reality?  sapper_z | 12/04/06
What a Shame  StarSniper | 12/04/06
Likewise  Spoon Jabber | 12/05/06
Biggest sign that Bush is involved in this?  ejhonda | 12/01/06
Could be an interesting opportunity  voska | 12/01/06
Tell Bush  Aussie_Troll | 12/02/06
Tell Bush  Aussie_Troll | 12/02/06
Intresting...  barnytan@... | 12/01/06
that's BS  Linux Geek | 12/01/06
You are NUTS  wjkahlssmd@... | 12/01/06
Yes, but we all know who's behing Loverock, eh?  Spoon Jabber | 12/01/06
No LinuxGeek is the mastermind  Boot_Agnostic | 12/02/06
Wow now I finally understand Loverock. He's alQuida. That explains it.  slim-01 | 12/04/06
Cyber attacks and some IT food for thought...  smdunn | 12/02/06
These people aren't stupid people  numbers987654321 | 12/01/06
Oh please,  Linux User 1 | 12/01/06
LOL!  Spoon Jabber | 12/01/06
Who's says they have to be in devloping nations?  voska | 12/01/06
Uhhh, Linux User 1 did. (NT)  Spoon Jabber | 12/01/06
Oops, replied to the wrong person  voska | 12/01/06
Yes but...  ejhonda | 12/01/06
1st your not a Linux User. Your a Windows Fanboy. You are also incorrect  slim-01 | 12/04/06
Follow Up for clarity  slim-01 | 12/04/06
Re: Oh please,  StarSniper | 12/04/06
I guess we'll find out  CobraA1 | 12/01/06
If they are like suicide bombers  voska | 12/01/06
Good point  Spoon Jabber | 12/01/06
I dunno about hackers doing it just for profit  CobraA1 | 12/01/06
For Profit  voska | 12/01/06
Hackers are such lowlifes that they might hire out to alQuada  slim-01 | 12/04/06
Terrorist also do illegal things to raise money for attachs.  slim-01 | 12/04/06
3rd world dont have computers, like India  Aussie_Troll | 12/02/06
SiteInstitute.org  Nigel Johnstone | 12/01/06
Oh NO !!  George Jay | 12/04/06
Rolling on the Floor...  StarSniper | 12/04/06

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