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Worm vs. Worm Battle Slows Networks
joel_archer writes "According this article at the DrudgeReport, a worm, apparently designed to patch MSBlaster infected Win2K and XP machines, brings various Canadian networks to a crawl. Hardest hit was the 411 system, Air Canada, and Ontario hydro electric operations. Apparently this is causing more problems than MSBlaster itself."
What kind of sick airline uses Windows servers to do check in and track flights/passengers. Is their IT department completely slow? They deserve what they get.
I'll tell you what kind...the kind that NEEDS to run custom apps! The sort of custom apps that can't be or haven't been ported to *nix! You wanna stop beating the "evil Microsoft" dead horse and start offering some USEFUL alternatives, fine. I know I'm going to be waiting a loooong time for that one. Hell, I'm still waiting for a viable replacement for Ms Exchange.
BTW I support a Medical services provider with numerous Windows boxen in multiple locations (yes, gasp! they run Windows...it's that custom app thing again!) and not one of those boxen succumed to any of the last spate of virii/worms. It's not all that hard to secure Windows. And I know this to be true: If everyone was running *nix, we'd be bitching about the latest *nix exploit!
Also I can't understand why we don't lay the blame firmly at the feet of who it belongs to, namely the shit-sucking script kiddies that write these things! So a Windows box has security holes in it...so what! Does that give you the right to mess with it? Do you wander through your neighbourhood trying doors to see if any are unlocked? If I leave my door unlocked, do you have the right now to walk in and steal from me? Ethically it's the same thing. These scumbags are not heroes, they're not "Neo" or "Trinity" or "Morpheus", they're little better than the lowest form of common thief and should be treated accordingly.
You're using her as bait, Master!