botnets: web servers, end-systems and Vint Cerf

Fri Feb 16 17:56:42 UTC 2007

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michael.dillon at bt.com wrote:

> You misunderstand. The problem of securing machines *IS* solved. It is
> possible. It is regularly done with servers connected to the Internet.
> There is no *COMPUTING* problem or technical problem. 

True *BUT* (and this is a really big but) it requires that you do something
*BEFORE* you connect it to the Internet.

> The problem of the 100 million machines is a social or business problem.
> We know how they can be secured, but the solution is not being
> implemented.

Whilst the problem is social in terms of people not knowing/wanting to do the
securing before connecting, the technical solution is to make the software
secure by default. If you think anything else then you are delusional.

J

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