What conclusions am I jumping to, and what releases do you presume I'm
not reading?
And you're correct... There IS a difference between a large organization
and a school district. The difference is that the large organization has
a greater responsibility to ensure security--not to mention vastly more
resources with which to do it.
I'm sorry, but I think sysadmins have been dropping the ball too much
lately. Again, I know we're not all perfect. I'm sure there are
vulnerabilities my servers have that I've missed. I know that if anyone
wanted badly enough to get into them, they would find success. But I
also know that we've not been vulnerable to Code Red, Code Red II, or
NIMDA because we've stayed up-to-date on patches and general security
issues.
We all know the saying: Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame
on ME.
Code Red should've been a wakeup call to sysadmins everywhere
(personally, I was already awake because a prior hack attempt months
earlier had been MY wakeup call). Apparently, some people didn't learn
their lesson, though, and still had unpatched servers. What's their
excuse--particularly in a large company?
________________
John Hornbuckle
Network Manager
Taylor County School District
318 North Clark Street
Perry, FL 32347
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I think it best that you read the releases. That way you will have a
better grasp of how the Virus/worm spreads and will not jump to
conclusions. Granted you have a point but I am sure that the differing
methods in which a large organisation works and a school cannot be
compared.
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