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RE: MS should point windowsupdate.com to 127.0.0.1
From: "Jeroen Massar" <jeroen () unfix org>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 01:50:35 +0200
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Tobias Oetiker wrote:
Because the local techs have no clue, it will take the affected companies ages to get back on the net.
Which is perfect actually as it points out all the stupid admins who get paid a lot of cash but really sit around all day with their finger up their noses. The worm has been been seen coming for some time now and admins where made aware of the patch quite quickly. If they didn't patch their systems they should pay the penalty too. And no, this is not just yet again a microsoft thing apparently even the FSF can't secure their FTP server. Which took 3 months to be detected (jolly :) one has to wonder how much trouble that is going to cost, though fortunatly most unix admins are more proactive in the security front and tend to update. So for _any_ OS: Patch your systems when a patch comes out and otherwise keep a very very good eye on the systems you are running. Your bosses aren't paying you to sit there with those fingers up your nose, they pay you to keep the systems running. If you can't take the heat, don't take the cash. Greets, Jeroen -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: Unfix PGP for Outlook Alpha 13 Int. Comment: Jeroen Massar / jeroen () unfix org / http://unfix.org/~jeroen/ iQA/AwUBPzwgSymqKFIzPnwjEQL4RQCgim6XWjFbRrRqI9x8vY5abgW/ME0AnAoT tpQKbYInRXDvNZIZuhG1i+Ws =I/QA -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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- RE: MS should point windowsupdate.com to 127.0.0.1 Steffen Kluge (Aug 15)
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