[thelist] RE: [OT] blaster worm punishment
Val Paliy
valeriypaliy at yandex.ru
Sun Jan 30 06:41:35 CST 2005
Hello Mac,
Sunday, January 30, 2005, 10:36:22 AM, you wrote:
MJ> On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 23:46:13 -0800 (PST), Steven Streight
MJ> <vaspersthegrate at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> I consider such acts to be home grown terrorism and
>> similar to murder, downsizing, or offshore outsourcing
>> of sensitive material (network security, medical
>> records, government work, etc.) in purely detrimental
>> effects for no good cause.
MJ> I think you need to get a sense of proportion. Nobody need fall prey
MJ> to these exploits if they use a proper secure OS. And if they *must*
MJ> use Windows, they should be responsible, and keep it patched up to
MJ> date. I blame Microsoft for most of this stuff - if they didn't
MJ> release intrinsically insecure operating systems, nobody would be
MJ> writing viruses.
What really helps is a good fire wall. You do not have to purchase a
huge, costly corporate solution if you are, for example, running a
Windows-based computer at home. Do not blame MS for everything - the
way I see it is this - when you install their OS onto a machine, you
have to supply it with a set of tools, tweakers, etc. that will make
your OS function the way you want it. It's sort of "Build it yourself
after you buy it" thing.
Thanks, Val
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Best wishes and warmest regards,
Val AKA M at ntis.
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