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Looking Back At Windows Security In 2003

Posted by simoniker on from the pane-shattering-trackback dept.

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."

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  1. Slashdottism by SharpFang · · Score: 5, Funny

    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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    1. Re:Slashdottism by JoeBaldwin · · Score: 5, Funny

      No shit, I installed XP and I already had Blaster. I hadn't installed anything, downloaded email, downloaded anything, but it was there.

      This, if you don't know, is called Microsoft Security :)

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  2. Biggest problem with windows security by key+nell · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

    1. Re:Biggest problem with windows security by LordLucless · · Score: 4, Funny

      I'm still looking for a patch for the W32.Clueless.User worm. It seems no matter how restrictive the firewall, this little blighter can get in.

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  3. Short look back on MS Security... by TheDarkener · · Score: 5, Funny

    It sucked!

    <bows>

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  4. Re:Its crap but just as crap as anyone else by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    computer based firewalls?

    As opposed to what exactly?

    Firebased computer walls? (In soviet russia?)

  5. My security lookback... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    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.

    A hole in Linux was announced today. Developers released a patch in 34.36 minutes flat after hearing the news. Download and update today! /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.

  6. Re:Slashdot by Shut+the+fuck+up! · · Score: 5, Funny

    Slashdot: The antidote to well reasoned comments.

    Hello, new sig.

  7. HA! by thepuma · · Score: 4, Funny

    Windows Security. That's like... Military Intelligence? Jumbo Shrimp? Microsoft Works?

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