Microsoft Confirms IE Fault in Google China Hack

[Guest]

this article on security http://www.ranum.com/security/computer_security/editorials/dumb/ was written years ago, but the lessons have yet to be learned

 

[back_by_demand]

[citation][nom]http404[/nom]this article on security http://www.ranum.com/security/comp [...] ials/dumb/ was written years ago, but the lessons have yet to be learned[/citation]
Yeah, security is only as good as the weakest link in the chain, unfortunately that's us, if we click the link or .exe then it's our own damn stupid fault. That's why Microsofts UK Security chief isn't a tech-geek, he's former G-Man, cool as a cucumber, better looking moustache than Tom Selleck, FBI heavyweight Ed Gibson.
http://www.sustainability.com/aboutsustainability/article_previous.asp?id=360
He understands that behind the security attacks is the mind of a person, and behind the security protection of the users is also the mind of a person. Both sides are only as good as the person behind the keyboard. Understand the person and you can prevent the attacks. I met him at a symposium at Manchester Universitys Institute of Science & Technology (UMIST) nearly 3 years ago. Very cool guy.

 

[Guest]

si potrà anche far peccato a pensare male, eppure....secondo me google ha pensato bene prima di attaccare il governo cinese: http://bit.ly/7BOP6h

 

[zak_mckraken]

To all those of you that are so proud to use another browser: don't be so naive. I use Firefox at work and Chrome at home and I don't feel any safer. IE had a flaw that was exploited this time and it can and probably will have other flaws. I don't think any browser is impervious to attacks. If it's meant to access the internet, the internet can access it too.

 

[wildwell]

[citation][nom]zak_mckraken[/nom]To all those of you that are so proud to use another browser: don't be so naive. I use Firefox at work and Chrome at home and I don't feel any safer. IE had a flaw that was exploited this time and it can and probably will have other flaws. I don't think any browser is impervious to attacks. If it's meant to access the internet, the internet can access it too.[/citation]
That's good advice to keep in mind. MS' IE has had the most holes in the past, but it doesn't mean other software is airtight.

 

[thackstonns]

[citation][nom]Regulas[/nom]Half the idiot voters in the USA are mind numb idiot lemmings and voted for change in our President from Kenya and look what it got us, Socialism.[/citation]

Man I am tired of everyone saying that it is Socialism. Your retarded. Yes he wants to socialize health care, but its not like we dont have socialist programs in place now. The public libraries, Police, Fire departments. No one threw a fit when those were socialized. Personally I dont give 2 rats asses what he has to do to fix health care, as long as its fixed.
People need health care. If you want to critisize something look at pharmacutical companies. They rape you and then pass laws so that they can turn around and do it again. Better yet critisize being able to lobby in the congress. Thats how all the big companies get laws passed whether they benifit you or not.
In conclusion, I dont care what has to happen to make health care affordable just get it done. Also quit stalling and come up with some cures to somthing. I mean the last time we cured an illness was in the 60's. Quit milking the treatment.

 

[back_by_demand]

[citation][nom]thackstonns[/nom]Man I am tired of everyone saying that it is Socialism. Your retarded. Yes he wants to socialize health care, but its not like we dont have socialist programs in place now. The public libraries, Police, Fire departments. No one threw a fit when those were socialized. Personally I dont give 2 rats asses what he has to do to fix health care, as long as its fixed. People need health care. If you want to critisize something look at pharmacutical companies. They rape you and then pass laws so that they can turn around and do it again. Better yet critisize being able to lobby in the congress. Thats how all the big companies get laws passed whether they benifit you or not. In conclusion, I dont care what has to happen to make health care affordable just get it done. Also quit stalling and come up with some cures to somthing. I mean the last time we cured an illness was in the 60's. Quit milking the treatment.[/citation]
Don't bother, you can just tell he is set in his ways with the kind of wild eyed fanatisism against anything with politics to the left of Adolph Hitler. Probably a close relative of Joseph McCarthy. Probably only has a job because Social Security and Socialism sound similar.

The only way to get him onboard is with a huge shock to the system, like if diagnosed with cancer and his HMO tells him to jog on because his policy doesn't cover it.

One simple question, is the UK a communist state with Soviet officials and the Red Army? No. But we have the NHS. May not be a perfect system but anyone can get healthcare free at the point of service paid for via general taxation. Do we have private medical as well? Yes we do, pretty good as well. But the differance is that private medical should be a perk or a luxury that is available to those who want to pay for it, rather than an essential that is removed because you are poor.