Microsoft has done a great job in training the masses to accept and expect less.
On Tue, 2004-10-12 at 14:16, Fernando Vilas wrote: > But remember that rooted Windows machines account for an unbelievable > percentage of the spam that's out there. And if they are on a corporate > network, the server could be a Linux box with LDAP for Windows > authentication. An account on that network would save you an awful lot of > social engineering to get access. > > On a different note, I think it's a sad state of affairs when people are > willing to accept that the tool they spent a lot of money on (computer) won't > perform as advertised because of numerous security holes or just plain bugs. > A few bugs are understandable, but the number in the MS OS's are a bit > ridiculous. > > Thanks, > Fernando Vilas > Flores MBA Programs > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 225/578-9081 > > Tim Fournet wrote: > > I think the problem is just that people have come to accept the fact > > that there are exploits like that on Windows, and it no longer surprises > > everyone. That and the fact that when you take over a Windows box, it's > > still just a Windows box. Taking over a Linux/Unix machine gives you > > something that's a bit more useful. > > > > On Tue, 2004-10-12 at 13:34, Brad Bendily wrote: > > > >>I've noticed this plenty of times before, but I had to > >>point it out this time. Just so we all know that we're not > >>totally bias against MS software. I was running an update > >>on my 2k box today. I have 4 updates, 3 of them have this > >>quote as the first line of the description of the update: > >> > >>"A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to > >>compromise your Windows-based system and gain control over it." > >> > >>You would think that their marketing people would step in and > >>find a cutsie way to word it so that it isn't so blatantly ugly, > >>but that's the quote. > >> > >>The 4th item says this: > >> > >>"A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to > >>compromise a computer running Internet Explorer and gain control over it" > >> > >>It's one thing to hack the passwords on a box and "gain control of it" > >>but every security update that is released shouldn't be like this. > >>How many linux security problems let the attacker "gain control over" your > >>box? I'm sure there are some, but no where near the same number of them. > >> > >>It's not that we're all crazy zealots, they just make crappy software. > >>Why isn't it so easy for everyone else to see? > >> > >> > >>BB > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>General mailing list > >>[email protected] > >>http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
