So you are saying panic? If you are the target of a specially crafted phishing attack just for you, you have a lot more problems then a specific patch.
On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Kennedy, Jim <[email protected]>wrote: > I think you have to include how big a target you might be. Zero day’s can > be pretty effective in a spear phishing attack. So if you are someone that > might be more of a target zero days become more of an issue.**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Steven Peck [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 18, 2011 12:57 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Zero-day bugs overrated, Microsoft says**** > > ** ** > > Sounds like it.**** > > To be honest, I believe that MS has a point. They aren't saying they are > not important, they are saying to not panic. You need to asses the > information for each one.**** > > Zero day threat - **** > > 1. RDP will hit your system remotely and blow it up - you should probably > do something about this one sooner.**** > > 2. Customer must have ie7 (unpatched), word 2003, flash, and open a > specially crafted email package that got through your mail system filters - > well, maybe you don't have to panic and schedule an immediate change**** > > > > > **** > > On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 9:50 AM, Jonathan Link <[email protected]> > wrote:**** > > So, bascially, I could've learned the same thing from Hitchhiker's Guide to > the Galaxy.**** > > ** ** > > On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 12:44 PM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> > wrote:**** > > I think that the title of the article does not do that actual article > content justice. > **** > > *ASB***** > > *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker***** > > *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market…***** > > > > **** > > On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 11:18 AM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote:*** > * > > Thoughts? > > http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9220705/Zero_day_bugs_overrated_Microsoft_says?taxonomyId=85 > **** > > *David Lum* **** > > Systems Engineer // NWEATM > Office 503.548.5229 //* *Cell (voice/text) 503.267.9764**** > > **** > > ** ** > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > > ** ** > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > > ** ** > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
