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Spafford On Infrastructure Risks

Posted by michael on from the other-kings-said-i-was-daft-to-build-a-castle-on-a-swamp dept.

nealmcb writes "In a major report from the AAAS, Eugene Spafford, director of CERIAS, summarizes the many risks to our information infrastructure (viruses, bugs, single points of failure, etc.), their causes (explosive growth, primacy of time-to-market over quality, lack of support for basic information security research, etc.), and the negative effects of the DMCA, CBDTPA, and other corporate maneuvers."

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  1. Diversity by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    How am I supposed to download my Windows ME patch if as soon as I connect with a fresh install I get infected? Microsoft should include a rescue CD that runs Linux.

  2. This just in... by captain_craptacular · · Score: 4, Funny

    A report from the AASWEDW discussing IISDCED and UPDESCTG interrelation issues with OPWSEDSC and NMEDSE, along with EWSDICE or WEDGCDSE legislation. Film at 11.

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    They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty nor security
    1. Re:This just in... by TyZone · · Score: 1, Funny
      A report from the AASWEDW discussing IISDCED and UPDESCTG interrelation issues with OPWSEDSC and NMEDSE, along with EWSDICE or WEDGCDSE legislation. Film at 11.

      WTF?

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      TyZone
  3. How good is the system the vendor is running? by Jonny+Ringo · · Score: 4, Funny

    This whole report regarding "stuff rushed to market over quality" reminds of buying fire works at an indain reservation. The guy I went up to was missing 2 fingers. Like I'm going to buy some m-80's from a guy who lost 2 fingers.

    So, I wish I could see the state of the computer of the guy who's trying to sell me a computer.