18 ordspråk av Russ Cooper
Russ Cooper
As far as we're concerned, the threat is being vastly overblown. It's not being massively exploited.
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I don't think Windows is more or less secure than some other operating system, ... I think that there are technologies from Microsoft that are good; there are others that are not good; and there are others that still need to be refined and improved, but that are still very much in demand.
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I have a lot of control from within my browser, such as Web proxies, but in mail, what controls do I have? ... I have nowhere near the same amount of security.
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I think there are enough hackers in the world that will look for machines they can own. It's not difficult to find them. It is very easy to control a large number of machines.
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If Microsoft's publicity of this update is successful, far too many consumers will believe they have received a comprehensive security update, ... This will make it significantly more difficult to convince them to take additional steps to secure themselves.
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It's a new year, it's been ages since we've seen something like Blaster and [AV firms] are wondering how they're going to get everyone's attention. I think it's winter and we're bored.
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Maybe it's going to take a massive online attack ... a concerted attack against government interests. It's hard to say what will cause a shift in the thinking.
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Microsoft is building a more robust environment, with network checks and system screening conducted before access to an internal system is granted.
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Our recommendation to our customers is to get patches applied within 90 days, because the normal mechanisms should prevent this from getting to your organization.
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The importance is in the details.
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The study means absolutely nothing. There are so many easier ways to get access to someone's password.
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There are probably a significant number of machines that have been compromised and nobody knows.
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There's been way more attention given it in the media than it deserves.
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These are seven of the most boring patches I've ever seen. I think they were being nice to us on Valentine's Day so no one would be bogged down applying seven [patches] tonight.
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This is a very sophisticated worm with several new twists
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