[TriLUG] latest windows version vulnerable to hackers

[rpjday]

On Fri, 21 Dec 2001, Mike Johnson wrote:

> And what's even better is that the service that's so vulnerable
> is UDP based, making it trivial for an attacker to hide where
> they're coming from.  It also listens on broadcast addresses,
> so an attacker could compromise hundreds of systems with just
> one packet.
> 
> I can see it now: "Conquers hundreds of computers with a single
> packet!"

ah, but did you notice the irony in all of this?  the last para
of that article describes how microsoft's corporate security
officer, howard schmidt, is leaving microsoft soon to work for
the bush administration in the role of security expert (of which
i read earlier this week in computerworld).

putting someone from microsoft in charge of federal computer
infrastructure security is like putting george bush in charge
of the department of education program for the intellectually
gifted.  given his strong microsoft ties, does anyone think
he'll ever recommend open-source solutions for bolstering
security?

rday