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Symantec's self serving warnings
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 18:31:28 -0500
------ Forwarded Message From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com> Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 22:31:00 -0500 To: <undisclosed-recipient:;> Subject: Symantec's self serving warnings Symantec's self serving warnings Fran Foo ZDNet Australia March 22, 2005, 13:10 GMT Symantec has claimed that Mac OS X users are at risk from malware attacks, and that this risk will only get worse. The questions is: Why are they telling us this? Apple has apparently become a victim of its own success - since Mac OS X is gaining in popularity, Symantec expects it to become a target for more attacks and intense vulnerability scrutiny. This trend was published in Symantec's Internet Security Threat Report for July to December 2004. To back its claim, Symantec cited several reasons - ranging from Mac OS X's heredity to attacking the intelligence of loyal Mac fans. ... http://comment.zdnet.co.uk/other/0,39020682,39192261,00.htm ------ End of Forwarded Message ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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