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Looking Back At Windows Security In 2003
thebatlab writes "Help Net Security has an interesting look at security in Windows during 2003, with various blurbs from related parties at Microsoft as well as security 'bigwigs' such as Russ Cooper. It's interesting to read the comments from external parties, as they tend to be very reasoned comments and don't simply attack away over recent 'indiscretions' and 'security lapses' Microsoft has had over the year."
*rimshot*
Etiquette is etiquette. He kills his mother but he can't wear grey trousers.
For firewall we kept windows because the software we currently use performs much better on windows than Linux.
What fortune 500 company is using computer based firewalls? Let me know because I'll happily take over as "Cheif Security Officer"
You are in a maze of twisted little posts, all alike.
Of course the same holds true for businesses, but there the problem was more of a problem with the "Default Installation". We have long known that default installations are inherently insecure.
Windows "out of the box" is as wide open as the goatse.cx guy.
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It's interesting to read the comments from external parties, as they tend to be very reasoned
-SNIP-
Yeah, and if I poke you in the eye with a sharp stick every morning, you'll get used to it. It might even appear "reasoned".
There's a new worm out there that exploits a security hole still in Windows 2k/XP from when it was released.
It has the capability to shut down applications, goes right through anti-virus software (even the latest patches!!!), and gives total control of the victim computer to the creator of the worm.
An attempt by the powers that be to shut down it's source of updates was thwarted by various government agencies and the worm itself.
Unfortunately there is no patch to get rid of the W32.MS.AutoUpdateRequired worm.
It sucked!
<bows>
It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
at Windows security, one thought comes to mind - eeeek.
"I object to doing things that computers can do." -- Olin Shivers, lispers.org
j00 w3r3 h4xx0r3d!!!!!!
I'm amazing. You aren't. SUCK IT
As opposed to what exactly?
Firebased computer walls? (In soviet russia?)
Windows Security is an oxymoron. Just like the French fish who cleaned everything from Finding Nemo.
A hole in Windows was announced today. Thats great, as soon as Windows Update tells me there is a fix available, I'll click and reboot to apply it.
/me, goes to website, they list some long inexplicable explanation of the hole. Link to some .tar.zip.gz.bz2 file (this saves bandwidth). Just run it through tar -xvzjf and it will automagically extract. Run make clean; make superclean; make reallyfuckingsureyourclean; make install; (whoops, su; make install) and boom! its installed.
A hole in Linux was announced today. Developers released a patch in 34.36 minutes flat after hearing the news. Download and update today!
What's inside of it? Magic packet-smashing Gnomes?
Slashdot: The antidote to well reasoned comments.
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Windows Security. That's like... Military Intelligence? Jumbo Shrimp? Microsoft Works?
Free your ecomony and enact the FairTax
The *ultimate* in web security... the inaccessable site.
Don't worry, MS is working hard on coding a new exploit that works even when your PC is offline and disconnected from the net! Due Real Soon Now(tm)!
Hate me!
Sure. That conclusion follows. ;)