Security quotes of the week

The problem as I see it is the slippery slope. Because next, the RIAA is going to want to remotely disable computers they feel are engaged in illegal file sharing. And the FBI is going to want to remotely disable computers they feel are encouraging terrorism. And so on. It's important to have serious legal controls on this counterattack sort of defense.

Time over target can get expensive when aircraft are involved although it can be kept down to as low as $50/hr or maybe even less so it wouldn't take much to discover every AP in a whole metro area. A smallish haul of card numbers resulting from the flights would easily cover it: I always consider how much an attacker would stand to gain when considering how likely they are to do something as outlandish as aerial wireless recon.