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Re: [backstage] BBC becomes the British Botnet Corporation

Rob Myers
Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:15:57 -0700

On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 10:01 AM, Peter Bowyer <pe...@bowyer.org> wrote:
> 2009/3/13 Rob Myers <r...@robmyers.org>:
>> On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 8:35 AM, Steve Jolly <st...@jollys.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Not sure I'm convinced - all operating systems have their vulnerabilities;
>>
>> All machines have their *theoretical* vulnerabilities. Only Windows
>> has vast botnets built on them, or any effective malware threats
>> exploiting them in the wild.
>
> And a great way to change that is to allow users of other OSs to
> believe and act as if they're not vulnerable.

If forewarned is forearmed, this applies to knowing which platform is
the greater theoretical and practical security risk.

It does not justify hiding that information with a false equivalency

- Rob.
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