Microsoft Calls Viruses "Industrial Terrorism"

evenprime writes: "John Ashcroft wants congress to declare computer crimes to be terrorism, and now it looks like microsoft is trying to jump on the bandwagon. In a recent column discussing microsoft's new STPP security program, microsoft's Michael Lane Thomas stated that destructive viruses should be recognized as acts of 'industrial terrorism.' Sounds like microsoft's future security plans may depend more on legislation than on code audits."

Comments

Re:Viruses ?

[Rai]

heh, i wonder if microsoft considers litestep an anti-windows device :)

Re:Faulty logic

[AlXtreme]

"The terrorists who hijacked U.S. airplanes on September 11 analyzed the airline security system until they found a weakness, and then they exploited it. Much in the same way, industrial terrorists analyzed IIS Web server security until they found a weakness, and then they exploited it. If Gartner wrote an equivalent recommendation for business travelers, would it be to take the bus rather than risk airline travel? That would be a victory for terrorism, as would abandoning IIS."

Just as a note: what if you truely stretch this metafor into bus/air-travel?
What if you could get a bus travel that is not only saver, but faster, more reliable, free and easier to support? Who would travel by plane anyway?

Oh well, might not be totally on-topic, and you have to give the guy some credit: an A for effort. The rest of his talk is pure propaganda.

Hmmm... am i the only one to see a link between Osama B. L's talks and the rant of this fellow? With Osama's terrorist network and M$'s buggy software and army of mindless GUI-programmer-wannabe's, they could disrupt the whole world. Oh wait, they did...

This post isn't worth my 2 cents