> On Thu, 2014-03-20 at 12:24 -0600, Greg King wrote: >> Looks like Linux malware is becoming mainstream. >> >> Surf to >> http://www.darkreading.com/applications/linux-takeover-artists-fling-35m-spam-me/240166712?cid=email >> > > Thanks for that interesting article Greg. > > Some questions come to me as I ponder the situation. > > The saying goes: > First they ignore you > Then they laugh at you > Finally they attack you > > So it's come to that now has it. > My questions are not just about getting busy with tightening security. > But what are the motivating factors? > Is it greed, organized crime, or an attack on the internet in regards to > negating the world wide ability to co-operate electronically. > > Part of this is controlling our behavior. I have friends (former?) who I > have had to say cease and desist with the chain letters, etc no matter > how good you think the cause. > > So my question is is who would want to be suppressing freely shared > information, and what/how would they gain? > > Mel
That's always the key question: qui bono (who benefits)? _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list clug-talk@clug.ca http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
