[debate] proposed topic: cyber crime is doomed

[Anton Chuvakin]

All,

I'd like to also disagree with the original poster and agree with some
of the follow-ups, such as:

On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 10:08 PM, Misha Govshteyn <misha at alertlogic.com> wrote:
> I agree. If serious cybercrime is happening (I am certain it is to some
> degree), it has little effect on society at large. The highest profile cases
> that do break into the broader zeitgeist are either digital equivalents of
> pick pocketing, which receives almost no serious law enforcement attention
> in the real world, or losses that stem from basic negligence.

and

On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 8:35 PM, Hubbard, Dan <dhubbard at websense.com> wrote:
> There is no imbalance. Cybercrime is simply an annoyance to the general public. There has been little, if any, lives lost, families torn apart,
>communities ruined, or condemned areas due to cybercrime. Until this form of crime affects citizens seriously, or becomes significantly
>material to peoples bottom line, it will continue.

I might sometimes act as a self-important ass (and so do more than a
few folks in security industry), but we have to admit that on some
level that "cyber-stuff" doesn't really matter.  Yes, maybe if Coke
formula is stolen and then printed in a Chinese newspaper would be
kinda sad, but even that type of stuff will probably not make
cyber-crime matter.

So, my argument goes:

Crime will never get eliminated
+
Computers will probably (hopefully) will be with use forever too
=
Cybercrime will be with us forever.


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