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Technology Stocks : Novell (NOVL) dirt cheap, good buy?
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To: ToySoldier who wrote (27716)8/14/1999 1:21:00 AM
From: Bearded One  Read Replies (1) of 42771
 
n fact, they might even consider putting their necks out on the line and challenge the
site to be hacked (but maybe I believe too strongly in NDS's ability to secure the
data) during the early stages prior to putting actual users on the portal site. It would
be up to the NOVL development Engineers to call the shot as to how comfortable
they are that the site is near inaccessible to hackers. As an Internet user, I would be
very secure in knowing that NOVL is confident enough to openly challenge the world
of hackers to try to break in (and better when no one meets their challenge). This
should be a Critical Success Factor test for NOVL prior to public release of the
portal site. Afterall, its better that any security flaws are realized now than if it were
to happen after 50,000 users have already stored personal data in the NDS structure.


Check out the Slashdot forums about Microsofts 'hack me' site and
Somebody's 'hack this linux' site. Basically, advertising up a site
for hacking is always a bad idea. Even if your site is
not crackable, you get a bunch of denial-of-service attacks--which isn't technically a hack but try telling that to the teenage masses. Then you get people trying to hack other systems in your domain and D.O.S. on those other systems as well.

Loved everything else in your post, tho.
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