Forwarded from: Jay D. Dyson <jdyson@treachery.net>
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On Thu, 15 Nov 2001, InfoSec News wrote:
> LAS VEGAS -- Oracle's top executive told computer hackers on Monday
> night that his software is so secure they would never be able to break
> into Oracle's Web site, a boast that may be taken by many as a
> challenge.
>
> "This is a very dangerous thing to say--I'm not inviting a bunch of
> hackers to bring down the Oracle Web site," said Larry Ellison, Oracle's
> chair and chief executive officer. "But so far, with more than 1000
> attacks a day, we've had no downtime, no interruption of service."
If stupidity is dangerous, then Mr. Ellison's statement is
accurate.
For clear and concise refutation on why the challenge is bogus, I
need only point to Bruce Schneier's December 1998 remarks on the matter:
http://www.counterpane.com/crypto-gram-9812.html#contests
Mr. Ellison would do well to read it and recognize his folly.
And for the record, nothing, but *nothing* is perpetually secure.
Time is the greatest reducer of perceived absolutes. And when (not if)
the time comes when Oracle is breached, I will personally laugh...
...and point.
- -Jay
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