The recent network hostage situation in San Francisco got Paul Venezia thinking that what Terry Childs has done is more akin to juvenile prank than network sabotage with the aim of real damage. “Given the facts known, Childs certainly did something he shouldn’t have, but unless he dropped a logic bomb in the network, it’s barely a bump in the road,” Venezia writes in this The Deep End post. “If you really wanted to make a point and mess up the network, there are many better ways to do it.” That said, Venezia points out that there’s a vast difference between changing a few passwords on core and edge switches and dropping a dozen databases. “I’m not defending Childs’ actions in any way, shape, or form, I’m just pointing out that there’s a world of difference between letting the air out of a car’s tires and wiring a bomb to the ignition switch.” Related news: IT admin locks up San Francisco’s network. Security