17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Nathaniel Borenstein <msb@fv.com> writes:
[ credit card numbers, host security ]
Forgive me, but this risk is blindingly obvious and completely nonspecific to credit-card commerce: the same considerations apply to any sensitive data resident on a host. The tone of the article strikes me as alarmist (and self-serving, as it candidly points out). Of course, host security is important, but what is the rationale for panic, given the tools available? Heavens.
NEVER TYPE YOUR CREDIT CARD NUMBER INTO A COMPUTER.
Never speak it either. Walls (and audio peripherals) have ears. Peter Monta pmonta@qualcomm.com Qualcomm, Inc./Globalstar