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SANS/FBI Release Top 20 Security Vulnerabilities

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the lock-them-boxes-down dept.

theBraindonor writes "SANS Institute and the FBI have compiled a listing of the The Twenty Most Critical Internet Security Vulnerabilities. The list is broken down into two groups: Windows Systems and Unix Systems." The list of Unix vulnerabilities is also a list of the network programs I (and presumably many others) use most. It's a good thing there's BugTraq.

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  1. The difference, it seems by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Windows holes all are bad configuration issues where the administrator has neglected to update and patch their systems.

    Unix holes are fundamental problems with the architecture and common daemons.

    Cool article. Very informative.

  2. YOU ARE WRONG! by Eric_Cartman_South_P · · Score: 2, Flamebait
    > the knee-jerk "let's get rid of it!" reaction will eventually be more trouble than not

    What we need is a greater knee-jerk reaction. A few months ago I got rid of WSH using "format c: /q /u". Now running OSX on new iMac, and old PC is a lovely Linux firewall. I think the top 10 Windows problems might not bother me now. ;)

  3. Re:Well, that settles that argument by hdparm · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    If you are serious and I hope you're not, you couldn't possibly have more appropriate username/nick.

    Lost in space, indeed, without any hope of finding your way back.