It took some hacker 45 seconds to defeat the system. I wonder how long it will take the Microsoft PR department to tom-tom this piece of information in order to 'prove' its claim that Windows is more secure.
I can already visualize the headline (MS Sponsored, of course):
"Redhat CTO accepts that it took hackers a mere 45 seconds to take down a secure Linux system"
Actually a number of state level governments are looking at Open Source alternatives. I recently met people from the IT Department of Government of Maharashtra and found they were seriously looking at Open Source Software for a variety of their in-house needs. While they inquired about open source applications for Application Servers, IDS, Firewalls, Anti-Virus Solutions, CRM etc. they were specifically interested in MRTG, various open source CMS solutions (Postnuke, Plone etc), and OpenNMS.
While the Government does use these public announcements to obtain greater discounts, it is equally true that the IT Departments feel the FOSS is a better option in the long run.
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It took some hacker 45 seconds to defeat the system. I wonder how long it will take the Microsoft PR department to tom-tom this piece of information in order to 'prove' its claim that Windows is more secure.
I can already visualize the headline (MS Sponsored, of course):
"Redhat CTO accepts that it took hackers a mere 45 seconds to take down a secure Linux system"
Cheers,
Dhar
sumitdhar.blogspot.com
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Actually a number of state level governments are looking at Open Source alternatives. I recently met people from the IT Department of Government of Maharashtra and found they were seriously looking at Open Source Software for a variety of their in-house needs. While they inquired about open source applications for Application Servers, IDS, Firewalls, Anti-Virus Solutions, CRM etc. they were specifically interested in MRTG, various open source CMS solutions (Postnuke, Plone etc), and OpenNMS.
While the Government does use these public announcements to obtain greater discounts, it is equally true that the IT Departments feel the FOSS is a better option in the long run.
Regards,
Sumit Dhar
sumitdhar.blogspot.com
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"Having read the all three of the books the compromise TLOTR..." I always thought TLOTR was ONE book in THREE parts. Cheers, Dhar