U.S. Still Best Country In World... For Security Threats
Still number one: is this a good thing?
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According to US security firm Symantec, the United States is still the
best country in the world, at generating network-based cybercrime
attacks, that is.
The U.S. was responsible for 31 percent of
network based computer attacks, mostly directed a identity theft and
credit card fraud, with 51 percent of known server breaches occurring
against US servers. These servers are hijacked and used to sell
information, like credit card numbers.
Diplomats are hailing the finding as a victory for the United States.
"The
U.S. still lags far behind in areas such as healthcare and education,"
said Senator John A. Biffleton. "It's good that the American people can
finally finish first at something."
Presidential candidates are reorganizing their platforms to
include initiatives aimed at increasing cybercrime. In the House, a
bill has been proposed that would eliminate most firewalls and security
measures from major servers.
"We're calling it Every Server Left Behind," representative
George Dunn told us. "When you have a strength as a country, it's
important to focus on that strength, just like France does with
military defeats."
One can only speculate the reason for this phenomenon. It
could be because the majority of both the Internet's traffic and the
world's financial transactions flow through the United States, making
the huge number a simple exercise in elementary proportional
mathematics. However, mathematicians propose a much more likely
explanation: the United States' propensity to generate massive amounts
of stupid people who then get online and give personal information out
based on an email they get from a bank with which they have never done
business.
Bill Buckman is just one of those stupid people.
"Sure,
I give my credit card out," he explained. "The email says they needs
it. My bank forgets my card number all the time, I'm just tryin' to
help 'em out."
Senator Biffleton doesn't view credit card fraud as a crime. Instead, he considers it a tax for stupid people.
"If
you're stupid, you deserve to have less money," he said. "By making the
ignorant poor, we can have a stronger nation, and a brighter tomorrow."
In the end, what does this all mean? That the United States is
the best country in the world, and when I say best, I mean the best at
stealing people's personal information to make a quick buck. This is
the land of opportunity, after all, and internet fraud is capitalism at
its very best.
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Written By: swadmin
Date Posted: 3/20/2007
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