Hmmmm check the dates on those reports. Has Gartner issued any some kind of, updated report then after the slammer virus has done its damage?
Virgil > On Tue, 2003-05-06 at 12:32, Virgil wrote: >> Ahhh the infamous Gartner group. Aren't they the company that did a test on >> NT vs. Linux and proclaimed that Linux was the overall winner? I believe it >> was them. They also was in charge of the infamous Mac to Windows switch >> campaign which backfired on Microsoft also. >> >> Gartner is on the Microsoft payroll. >> >> Virgil > > Umm... no. Gartner seems to be an independent research firm. I doubt > anyone on Microsoft's payroll would say such damaging things like this > advisory. > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/21853.html > "Ditch Microsoft IIS now, says Gartner" > http://www3.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=101034 > "Gartner recommends that enterprises hit by both Code Red and Nimda > immediately investigate alternatives to IIS, including moving Web > applications to Web server software from other vendors, such as iPlanet > and Apache. Although these Web servers have required some security > patches, they have much better security records than IIS and are not > under active attack by the vast number of virus and worm writers. > Gartner remains concerned that viruses and worms will continue to attack > IIS until Microsoft has released a completely rewritten, thoroughly and > publicly tested, new release of IIS." > > Warren > > > _______________________________________________ > LUAU mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://videl.ics.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/luau
