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On Mon, 03 May 2004 13:51:35 -0600 Mike Lewinski <[email protected]> wrote: > Then again, I've seen businesses who had sensitive client financial data > on compromised systems completely ignore this advice, so it's generally > given without much hope, esp. where the stakes are lower. ditto. i have some very specific memories of explaining to a CEO who should have known better (an ex engineer) why we really needed to "nuke the servers from orbit, it's the only way to be sure" after an infestation at a startup some years back. sigh, richard -- Richard Welty [email protected] Averill Park Networking 518-573-7592 Java, PHP, PostgreSQL, Unix, Linux, IP Network Engineering, Security
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