Story: UK law will criminalise IT pros, say experts
Posted by: Addsy (Monday 22 May 2006, 3:20 PM)
As anyone who works in network admin knows, hacking and network security tools are basically the same thing. I have never attempted to access a network i don't already have permission for, yet my machine is full of tools such as Cain and Abel (which in itself proves the point), nmap, ethereal and so on. All of these have the potential to provide you with information that could let you compromise the security of a network - thats the point!! Were it not for these, i dread to think how many unprotected shares, open ports etc would have gone un-noticed.
At best this is bad legislation being passed by people who don't understand the technology. The cynic in me notes that software deemed as hacking tools is predominantly open-source coded by dedicated enthusiasts (nmap, Cain, winpcap etc) whereas the big network scanning products (such as GFI Languard) don't seem to suffer from the same level of suspicion.
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Story: UK law will criminalise IT pros, say experts
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The real goal lobbied for really is ofcourse getti... Arthur B. -
The sooner parliament is dragged kicking and... Alan -
So, it would be illegal to sell PCs or MS Windows?... Ron d'Lawyer
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And where does this end? What defines an 'article... Jim Morrison
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I contacted my MP, Meg Munn over this about 4 mont... Alan Fisher
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Great, so now we have the Home Office telling us t... SK
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STBO but this will be decided at great expense in... Steve B
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As anyone who works in network admin knows, hackin... Addsy -
Who is really behind this new law? Who actua... a n other
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I also believe that hacking is currently ille... Myles
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Looks like my turn for being raided and convicted... Sid Boyce
