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Mike Nash MS security guru shows he cares
From: http://www.vnunet.com/news/1156661

Nash said: "Our best advice to customers is to upgrade to XP if they want security." And he had worse news for those still using Windows 98 and earlier.

"Some of the advances seen in SP2 can't be got on Windows 9x because of architecture and systems involved. For example, Windows 98 is based on Windows 95 code, which was built in the early 90s before security became an issue."

In other stories that I have read he included the list from 98 thru W2K. This is really scarey. Think about it. Let's say they Microsoft does get XP locked down, (I don't think so) the hackers will still have all those older soon to be unsupported, machines to target for Zombies. I do not care how locked down a system is, if it is hit with a alrge enough DDOS attack the system will shut down. And the spam, oh joy but that is another rant for me later.

I'm going back to cave the nurse is coming for my daily shot. See ya.
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And toasting Microsofts reputation. 50 billion can't stop the problems.  DonnieBoy | 07/19/04
Old News  RobertoSalazar | 07/19/04
Standard / BORING News on MS Insecurity  michael-t | 07/19/04
But it is getting attentilon, FireFox downloads are at an all time high.  DonnieBoy | 07/19/04
It shouldn't take an  michael-t | 07/19/04
Wintel = ignorant masses.  Outside T. Box | 07/20/04
Wintel = ignorant masses  charlesgoff | 07/20/04
A little sensitive aren't we???  DonnieBoy | 07/20/04
So Where's the News ???  Plain Logic | 07/19/04
Agree  CobraA1 | 07/20/04
Time to start using..  szoszon | 07/19/04
What does this have to do with MSFT?  PlatformAgnostic | 07/19/04
Everything!  Seething Ganglia | 07/19/04
You're out of date  wolf_z | 07/20/04
Wrong  Fritz001 | 07/20/04
NTFS allows setting permissions  CobraA1 | 07/20/04
Except XP and W2K can be set up that way  voska | 07/20/04
Sigh  johnnyu | 07/23/04
Do some research.. Windows is flawed by Design(TM)  Xunil_Sierutuf | 07/20/04
Form and Function  han810p@... | 07/20/04
If what you say is true,  Linux User 147560 | 07/20/04
What a bunch of FUD!  Outside T. Box | 07/20/04
Source of Information  han810p@... | 07/20/04
Not sure how Microsoft's stock is effected  voska | 07/20/04
Mike Nash MS security guru shows he cares  Squawkbox | 07/19/04
"M$hills to Base, M$hills to Base... requesting orders!"  Xunil_Sierutuf | 07/19/04
Linux Fanatics being recalled to nerd academy  PmAc_z | 07/20/04
Thanks for the prompt reporting... NOT!  BitTwiddler | 07/20/04
Does anyone know what the new "Backdoor.Trojan" is ?  BitTwiddler | 07/20/04
W32.something....  Xunil_Sierutuf | 07/20/04
Can you post more info.?  computer_man | 07/20/04
Does anyone know what the new "Backdoor.Trojan" is ?  rperry@... | 07/20/04
So many of them that I've lost count. . .  boomslang_z | 07/20/04
The Issue is not Microsoft  GEM_z | 07/20/04
Good Point  han810p@... | 07/20/04

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