Hi
I was just going to post this one too :-)
But here instead a short comment:
The Guy is right in my opinion, so i could get fired too :-)
He he keh keh.
har har har.
But back to the meet of the subject.
I all your systems are exatly the same, then all of them are broken in exacly
the same places. note car recalls eh?
So if a virus/exploit exists for any flaw in the system, potentially all the
systems can be affaceted. The more efficient this exploit/virus is in finding
broken systems and infecting/effecting them the more wide-spread the problem
becomes , problem=epedemic.
Diversification is key to survival in the it today, and that is no joke.
Cheers
Szemir
On February 16, 2004 14:39, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Here's an interesting article on cnn:
>
> http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/biztech/02/16/microsoft.monoculture.ap/index.h
>tml
>
> I like the biological analogy of a monuculture being particularly weak to
> a devastating virus equivalent to an epidemic. It's an excellent way to
> identify the problem.
>
> As usual though, in the IT field, people make general, illogical
> conclusions that turn them away from a solution.
>
> "Charney says monoculture theory doesn't suggest any reasonable
> solutions; more use of the Linux open-source operating system, a rival to
> Microsoft Windows, might create a "duoculture," but that would hardly deter
> sophisticated hackers.
>
> True diversity, Charney said, would require thousands of different
> operating systems, which would make integrating computer systems and
> networks virtually impossible. Without a Microsoft monoculture, he said,
> most of the recent progress in information technology could not have
> happened."
>
> There's nothing "virtually impossible" about having thousands of
> different operating systems integrated into a network. And how galling to
> attribute MS with the recent progress in info tech.
>
> I think that a good future in this IT industry lies in specialization.
> Security specialists have a bright future ahead.
>
> Food for thought.
>
> Doug
>
>
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