What system has the most viruses and trojans written for it by FAR?
What system gives the user easiest access to root-like privileges (often without any notification)?
What system is homogenous enough to have the same attack weaknesses decade after decade, but not enough to remain compatible with user software?
The zombies wouldn't be there without a target to attack. This IS harming the network. Look at how much money is being spent to upgrade all of these servers just to handle the bulk data that spam has become. I see spam attempts on my logs every 20 seconds, day in, day out, seven days a week, every day of the year. This interval has been going down over the years. It won't be long before servers completely collapse under the bitload alone.
The problem is not who to sue, but how to fix the mess. Manufacturers are many times immune from the indirect effects of their products. Any attempt to sue uSoft would probably lose. Windows has now gotten so big that fundamental changes are probably out of the picture for good. As long as it's around there will always be it's security holes. Educate people, educate businesses, let them know there ARE alternatives out there. Those who refuse to change must face the inevitable consequences.
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- What system has the most viruses and trojans written for it by FAR?
- What system gives the user easiest access to root-like privileges (often without any notification)?
- What system is homogenous enough to have the same attack weaknesses decade after decade, but not enough to remain compatible with user software?
The zombies wouldn't be there without a target to attack. This IS harming the network. Look at how much money is being spent to upgrade all of these servers just to handle the bulk data that spam has become. I see spam attempts on my logs every 20 seconds, day in, day out, seven days a week, every day of the year. This interval has been going down over the years. It won't be long before servers completely collapse under the bitload alone.The problem is not who to sue, but how to fix the mess. Manufacturers are many times immune from the indirect effects of their products. Any attempt to sue uSoft would probably lose. Windows has now gotten so big that fundamental changes are probably out of the picture for good. As long as it's around there will always be it's security holes. Educate people, educate businesses, let them know there ARE alternatives out there. Those who refuse to change must face the inevitable consequences.