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NYT covers China cyberthreat
- Subject: NYT covers China cyberthreat
- From: jbates at brightok.net (Jack Bates)
- Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:58:25 -0600
- In-reply-to: <[email protected]>
- References: <[email protected]>
On 2/21/2013 12:17 PM, Scott Weeks wrote:
>
> I'm not upset. I'm pointing out what Steven Bellovin said
> in just a few words: "This strongly suggests that it's not
> their A-team..."
>
>
The A-team doesn't get caught and detailed. The purpose of the other
teams is to detect easy targets, handle easy jobs, and create lots of
noise for the A-team to hide in. Hacking has always had a lot in common
with magic. Misdirection is a useful tool.
Jack