Re: so, is I[dp]S a STUPID technology?

[Eduardo Tongson <propolice () gmail com>]

On 10/20/05, Robert Edmonds <edmonds () cc gatech edu> wrote:
> Paul Schmehl wrote:
> > But, and again, maybe you just don't know edu, it just isn't possible to
> > patch *every* box and eliminate *every* vulnerability because - while I'm
> > typing this to you, so smart 20-year-old CS major is installing a default
> > version of Debian on his workstation and he's absolutely *certain* he has
> > no exposure to risk because - well hell - it's UNIX!!!  And his box will
> > get hacked.  And I'll discover that.
>
> Hmm, I'm not sure if I should be offended by this anecdote.

"""he's absolutely *certain* he has no exposure to risk"""
marks the spot.

-ed

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