I still am confused that installations like these do not employ strict security practices. They are, by nature, instant targets for hackers, crackers and the like to simple "have a go" at. Things like guessed passwords and unapplied security patches should not happen, but time and time again they do.

I also find it disturbing that while McKinnon may get procecuted for hacking into unsecured systems which contain major security flaws, security staff at these govt installations can just sit back and take it easy. Sure, the IT Tech might get yelled at, but if this information is so important, why isn't _he_ held responsible for not securing it properly.

Politicians are very intent on writing and pushing through laws to "Protect our Society", but fail to see that simply "putting the cookie jar away" in the first place is 100x better than punishing the child for getting into it. And then, to make it even worse, McKinnon may get procecuted, but I guarentee the problem isn't fixed...

JMHO

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