Well, I was able to verify his GSEC. By far the easiest of the certs he's listed to attain.
You would think that with at least a verified GSEC cert, that he would have been able to recognize what that message really was.... I would have almost bet money that ANY CISSP would be able to tell what that message really was..... ok, ok, even with a million certs you're still not expected to know everything.... but sheesh even my wife knows what that message really was and she "only" has a bachelor's degree! Exibar ----- Original Message ----- From: "Poof" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 10:56 PM Subject: RE: [Full-Disclosure] FW: Last Microsoft Patch > Maybe they're giving those certs out now with every icee or something you > buy. > > Must be it! > > > ________________________________________ > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Exibar > Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 18:13 > To: Curt Purdy; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] FW: Last Microsoft Patch > > You're CISSP, GSEC,MCSE+I,CNE, and CCDA and you actually think this is a > real patch from Microsoft? > > I doubt if anyone will believe that you earned those premium certs after > reading this last message from you.... > > Exibar > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Curt Purdy > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 3:04 PM > Subject: [Full-Disclosure] FW: Last Microsoft Patch > > Anybody else get this? Looks legit, originating address is from msnbc.com. > But can't believe even Microsoft would be this stupid after the rash of > trojan-attached "patch announcements" lately. Plus all security people have > been saying that Microsoft would never email a patch out. Or are they > thinking, "Send this out so all the stupid people will click on this before > they click on a real trojan? > Curt Purdy CISSP, GSEC, MCSE+I, CNE, CCDA > Information Security Engineer > DP Solutions > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---------------------------------------- > If you spend more on coffee than on IT security, you will be hacked. > What's more, you deserve to be hacked. > -- former White House cybersecurity zar Richard Clarke > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Technical > Services > Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 11:33 AM > To: MS Corporation User > Subject: [inbox] [admin] Last Microsoft Patch > Microsoft > All Products | Support | Search | Microsoft.com Guide > > Microsoft Home > > Microsoft User > > this is the latest version of security update, the "October 2003, Cumulative > Patch" update which eliminates all known security vulnerabilities affecting > MS Internet Explorer, MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express as well as three new > vulnerabilities. Install now to help protect your computer from these > vulnerabilities, the most serious of which could allow an malicious user to > run code on your system. This update includes the functionality of all > previously released patches. > > System requirements > Windows 95/98/Me/2000/NT/XP > This update applies to > MS Internet Explorer, version 4.01 and later > MS Outlook, version 8.00 and later > MS Outlook Express, version 4.01 and later > Recommendation > Customers should install the patch at the earliest opportunity. > How to install > Run attached file. Choose Yes on displayed dialog box. > How to use > You don't need to do anything after installing this item. > > Microsoft Product Support Services and Knowledge Base articles can be found > on the Microsoft Technical Support web site. For security-related > information about Microsoft products, please visit the Microsoft Security > Advisor web site, or Contact Us. > > Thank you for using Microsoft products. > > Please do not reply to this message. It was sent from an unmonitored e-mail > address and we are unable to respond to any replies. > ________________________________________ > The names of the actual companies and products mentioned herein are the > trademarks of their respective owners. > > > Contact Us | Legal | TRUSTe > > �2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Privacy > Statement | Accessibility > > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
