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What happened to "more bang for buck" arguement?
Out of those 1000 users, how many will be affected? The arguement started out to be that the attackers would try to do the most damage, possibly just to get famous, with the least effort (more bang for the buck?).

And, further have claimed that since there are more targets (not easier ones according to you) with MS than the other OS's, they are attacked more.

So, how many of your users have been affected? If socially engineered malware were the only real threat, then it seems to me that it would work equally well on any OS, yet it hasn't.
Posted by: Spoon Jabber   Posted on: 10/17/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Message has been deleted.  nightman45 | 10/13/06
why do these links always lead to 404?  galileon | 10/13/06
RE: Reply to message  tfahs_orcim | 10/14/06
Then don't say it  TimeBomb | 10/14/06
Until Microsoft fixes the Drive-By Installs in IE  BitTwiddler | 10/13/06
Re: Until Microsoft fixes the Drive-By Installs in IE  too_much green_tea | 10/13/06
I agree  wcb42ad | 10/13/06
It will never be perfect...........unless...  Spoon Jabber | 10/13/06
Thank you  TimeBomb | 10/14/06
Microsoft spin  whisperycat | 10/13/06
Realistic spin  Stellardyne | 10/13/06
Not really  gotitright | 10/13/06
gotitwrong...that's a little unfair...  Stellardyne | 10/13/06
C'mon dood...  DarbyOhara | 10/15/06
Well  zkiwi | 10/15/06
I think you will find that  zkiwi | 10/13/06
Windows is hit because is WIndows is insecure - end of story  whisperycat | 10/16/06
Security: Linux vs. Microsoft  ZD4txt | 10/16/06
"vastly more secure "  Spoon Jabber | 10/16/06
Actually there is a very easy way out...  Stellardyne | 10/16/06
What happened to "more bang for buck" arguement?  Spoon Jabber | 10/17/06
Keep your employees  bjbrock | 10/13/06
e-mail...not internet surfing  Stellardyne | 10/13/06
I don't get it...  RocketEater | 10/13/06
yep, you don't get it...  bruce_mcculley@... | 10/13/06
I stand corrected...  RocketEater | 10/13/06
under the radar?  varick | 10/13/06
because  kursk | 10/16/06
and this is why we don't need training  RIAAsucks | 10/13/06
IT (IN) security is here to stay! Are you?  michael_orton@... | 10/13/06
Har  ibabadur1 | 10/13/06
HACKERS,HORSES AND HOSTS  BALTHOR | 10/13/06
Reseller Domenii .ro .com  ip_fresh@... | 10/15/06
Some of you posters can still get your malware out  Boot_Agnostic | 10/15/06
Nothing new.. old news to anyone in security.  Been_Done_Before | 10/16/06

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