{OT} another reason to choose NS or even Opera

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http://asia.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=3502645

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SEATTLE (Reuters) - Computer security experts issued a joint report on
Wednesday saying that the ubiquitous reach of Microsoft Corp.'s MSFT.O
software on desktops worldwide has made computer networks a national
security risk susceptible to "massive, cascading failures."

The report, unveiled at the Computer & Communications Industry
Association's meeting of industry leaders and government officials in
Washington, D.C., saying that Microsoft is now the number one target
for malicious computer virus writers. The report's authors told CCIA
-- which is funded by Microsoft rivals -- that the software's
complexity has made it particularly vulnerable to attacks.

So far this year, two major viruses emerged that took advantage of
flaws in Microsoft software.
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On 24 Sep 2003 14:46:22 -0700, (e-mail address removed) ([email protected])
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I would have put it another way:

Re: {OT} another reason to choose Opera, Mozilla or even NS

Cheers,
Showing my prejudices
 
[email protected] said:
http://asia.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=3502645

<SNIP>
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Computer security experts issued a joint report on
Wednesday saying that the ubiquitous reach of Microsoft Corp.'s MSFT.O
software on desktops worldwide has made computer networks a national
security risk susceptible to "massive, cascading failures."

The report, unveiled at the Computer & Communications Industry
Association's meeting of industry leaders and government officials in
Washington, D.C., saying that Microsoft is now the number one target
for malicious computer virus writers. The report's authors told CCIA
-- which is funded by Microsoft rivals -- that the software's
complexity has made it particularly vulnerable to attacks.
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Hmm, number one target for virus writers, WELL DUH!! The report is guilty of
reporting the painfully obvious since the early days of DOS.
HK
 
Useful reading for insomniacs though. ;-)
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Viruses that need to spread from desktop to desktop are one thing,
but hackers who want to get into online servers gotta go after Linux
now, and they do.

<http://makeashorterlink.com/?F14D52306>

I reckon if I had to run a server, I'd use FreeBSD. But,
thankfully, I don't have to run a server. :)
 
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