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Microsoft Calls Viruses "Industrial Terrorism"

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the emotional-appeal dept.

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."

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  1. If Viruses are terrorism ... by unformed · · Score: 0, Troll

    then Windows must equivalent to the National Guard

  2. Re:Naturally by endersdad · · Score: 0, Troll

    I can see it now

    October 23, 2001 - Today, Microsoft has applied for $4.2 Billion dollars in federal aid money. They fear a substantial drop in revenue caused by people switching from IIS to Apache to ward off 'terrorist' attacks.

    Bill Gates was quoted as saying there are no definite plans to actually apply the money to fixing the security holes.