One of the benefits of membership is receiving the CODI News. The following are excerpts from Volume 11, Number 3. The topic of security is important to all TBLC members. Hackers don t favor any one vendors hardware or software. If we think that no one is going to hack into a library we have our heads in the sand.
Hackers hack for the challenge.
Some hackers will plant logic bombs, Trojan horses and other nasty surprises because these will cause problems. Some will wipe out a system because of their political convictions. Hackers come from all races, both sexes and can be of any age. One study suggests the most common hacker is a white female in her middle thirties. If your passwords haven' t been changed recently, you should do so.