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Feds urge secrecy over network outages
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2004-06-23

Giving the public too many details about significant network service outages could present cyberterrorists with a "virtual road map" to targeting critical infrastructures, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which this month urged regulators to keep such information secret.

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Why it a Bad Thing not to allow public scrutiny 2004-06-25
Anonymous (1 replies)
Why it a Bad Thing not to allow public scrutiny 2004-06-25
Coldman
The difference is... That bad guys always have more channels and possibilities to get an information, while good guys (and anyone who is not bad) - do not...

So those precautions won't work at all.

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Feds urge secrecy over network outages 2004-06-25
Anonymous (1 replies)
Feds urge secrecy over network outages 2004-06-27
PatriotAct!=civil-liberty
Feds urge secrecy over network outages 2004-07-04
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