From: Harvey Newstrom (mail@HarveyNewstrom.com)
Date: Mon Sep 09 2002 - 20:58:26 MDT
Transhumanist organizations are not the only ones being tarnished with
racist claims. Security organization are also seeing attempts made to
make them appear to support racism. I received this apology/warning
from my professional security certification organization.
-- Harvey Newstrom, CISSP <www.HarveyNewstrom.com> Principal Security Consultant <www.Newstaff.com> Begin forwarded message: > From: "ISC2 Services" <ISC2Services@isc2.org> > Date: Mon Sep 09, 2002 09:12:55 pm US/Eastern > To: <mail@HarveyNewstrom.com> > Subject: Spoofed Email > > > September 6, 2002 > > Dear (ISC)² Constituent: > > For the past six months (ISC)² has been the target of a malicious, > "spoofed" > e-mail campaign to discredit our organization and disparage our > reputation. > We have reason to believe a CISSP candidate who failed the exam has > resorted > to this highly unethical tactic to sully our good name worldwide. > > His latest attempt, sent out this week, has the subject line "Sept > 11, the > reason for last years attack on WTC," and is a hate-filled diatribe > which > attributes our (ISC)² Webmaster, Wilfred Camilleri, as the source of > this > offensive material. An investigation by (ISC)² has determined that > the > content of this e-mail was derived from a hate-based Web site and was > intentionally sent to many people (including those of the Jewish > faith) to > give our organization the appearance of being anti-Semitic. > > (ISC)² is working with the National Anti-Defamation League in New > York, the > Congress of Secular Jewish Organizations, and the Southern Poverty Law > Center to inform others that this is a hoax and to denounce the > e-mail and > its originator. For more information, visit these web sites: > > https://www.isc2.org/cgi-bin/content.cgi?page=173 or > http://www.adl.org/rumors/isc2.asp > > Be assured that (ISC)² is working diligently to halt this hoax e-mail > campaign and bring the perpetrator(s) to justice. As best we can, > (ISC)² > will communicate to those who may have received these contemptuous > e-mails > and present the truth about the source of this offensive material. > (ISC)² is > an organization that embraces diversity and stands against those who > may > promote hate throughout the world. > > Thank you for your attention to this matter. > > Sincerely, > > James E. Duffy, CISSP > Managing Director > (ISC)2 > > > > -- Harvey Newstrom, CISSP <www.HarveyNewstrom.com> Principal Security Consultant <www.Newstaff.com>
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