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Greg D. Moore (Strider) wrote:
> "So Far". That's the problem with approaches such as patching to security.
> It assumes you know about the threat. What happens if someone tomorrow
> comes out with the Oracle version of slammer? You're in just as much
> trouble.
If they could ... they would ... they haven't. Draw your own conclusion.
Is Oracle impregnable? Of course not. But there is a magnitude or more of difference between the two environments. And lets be honest and also acknowledge that there aren't a lot of 16 year olds with HP/UX 11i, Solaris 2.9, or AIX 5L on their home machines. Sometimes security is implicit in the cost of the ante.
-- Daniel Morgan http://www.outreach.washington.edu/ext/certificates/oad/oad_crs.asp http://www.outreach.washington.edu/ext/certificates/aoa/aoa_crs.asp damorgan_at_x.washington.edu (replace 'x' with a 'u' to reply)Received on Sun May 16 2004 - 21:26:49 CDT