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Re: Windows Update: A single point of failure for the world's economy?
From: Andrew Gideon <jk28j381jdl30 () gideon org>
Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2003 11:12:53 -0400
Stefano Zanero wrote:
Enabling a world-wide auto-update feature does indeed seem much of a security risk to me.
There was an interesting article in the Washington Post recently: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A34978-2003Aug23?language=printer It included the text: The chance of a patch wrecking Windows is dwarfed by the odds that an unpatched PC will get hit. And for those saying they don't trust Microsoft to fix their systems, I have one question: If you don't trust this company, why did you give it your money? I like that last question, even if (or perhaps "especially since" {8^) I bring it to a different conclusion than others may. - Andrew
Current thread:
- Re: Windows Update: A single point of failure for the world's economy? Stefano Zanero (Sep 02)
- Re: Windows Update: A single point of failure for the world's economy? Paul Schmehl (Sep 03)
- Re: Windows Update: A single point of failure for the world's economy? Kurt Seifried (Sep 04)
- Re: Windows Update: A single point of failure for the world's economy? Jeremy C. Reed (Sep 04)
- Re: Windows Update: A single point of failure for the world's economy? Stefano Zanero (Sep 04)
- Re: Windows Update: A single point of failure for the world's economy? Barry Fitzgerald (Sep 04)
- Re: Windows Update: A single point of failure for the world's economy? Lawrence MacIntyre (Sep 03)
- Re: Windows Update: A single point of failure for the world's economy? Andrew Gideon (Sep 03)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Windows Update: A single point of failure for the world's economy? Aaron Cheek (Sep 04)
- RE: Windows Update: A single point of failure for the world's economy? Schmehl, Paul L (Sep 04)
- RE: Windows Update: A single point of failure for the world's economy? Schmehl, Paul L (Sep 04)
- Re: Windows Update: A single point of failure for the world's economy? Paul Schmehl (Sep 03)