EBAY and AMAZON

Jamie Bowden jamie at photon.com
Tue Jun 12 11:44:44 UTC 2012


Apologies for lack of attribution beyond the first level, but the previous poster removed that.

> From: Keith Medcalf [mailto:kmedcalf at dessus.com]
> 
> > Windows security sucks.
> 
> The real problem with Windows is that there exist folks who believe
> that it is, or can be, secured.  They believe the six-colour glossy,
> the Gartner Reports, and other (manufacturers') propaganda.  As a
> consequence they do not act in a fashion which will keep them safe.

While MS may be a favorite whipping boy, let's not pretend that if the dominant OS were Apple or some flavor of *nix, things would be any better.  Those OS's are no more secure than a Windows box once you plug a few hundred million people into their consoles.

Jamie




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