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Re: Broadband routers and botnets - being proactive
From: Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 02:57:27 -0500 (CDT)
On Sun, 13 May 2007, Sean Donelan wrote:
On Sun, 13 May 2007, Gadi Evron wrote:"Passing the buck! Buck passer!" (see below - skip to Dilbert link)I guess you missed my attempts 3 or 4 years ago at trying to establish some standards for CPE concerning security. I've been at this party for a long time, I know how the song ends.Not saying that you are wrong but... Ahh, these are out of our control, nor will they do anything if we don't. Might as well tell users not to patch their Windows systems as it's the responsibility of the store who sold them the computer. Yes, it could help if the stores did something.I spent about a year of my life working with Microsoft on getting patched versions of Windows in the pipeline and getting OEMs to regularly update their manufacturing copy being pre-installed on machines as they leave the factory. So yes, it did help to improve things in the pipeline.
Just a joke, Sean. What would you consider from your experience, the best way to make these third parties take responsibility?
Current thread:
- Broadband routers and botnets - being proactive Gadi Evron (May 11)
- Re: Broadband routers and botnets - being proactive Albert Meyer (May 11)
- Re: Broadband routers and botnets - being proactive Suresh Ramasubramanian (May 12)
- Re: Broadband routers and botnets - being proactive Florian Weimer (May 13)
- Re: Broadband routers and botnets - being proactive Sean Donelan (May 13)
- Re: Broadband routers and botnets - being proactive Gadi Evron (May 13)
- Re: Broadband routers and botnets - being proactive Colin Johnston (May 13)
- Re: Broadband routers and botnets - being proactive Chris L. Morrow (May 13)
- Re: Broadband routers and botnets - being proactive Gadi Evron (May 13)
- Re: Broadband routers and botnets - being proactive Sean Donelan (May 13)
- Re: Broadband routers and botnets - being proactive Gadi Evron (May 14)
- Re: Broadband routers and botnets - being proactive Sean Donelan (May 14)
- Re: Broadband routers and botnets - being proactive Suresh Ramasubramanian (May 12)
- Re: Broadband routers and botnets - being proactive Albert Meyer (May 11)
- Re: Broadband routers and botnets - being proactive Joel Jaeggli (May 13)
- Re: Broadband routers and botnets - being proactive Gadi Evron (May 16)
- Re: Broadband routers and botnets - being proactive Peter Dambier (May 17)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Broadband routers and botnets - being proactive Fergie (May 12)
- Re: Broadband routers and botnets - being proactive Gadi Evron (May 12)
- Re: Broadband routers and botnets - being proactive Kradorex Xeron (May 12)
- Re: Broadband routers and botnets - being proactive Albert Meyer (May 15)