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Re: WashingtonPost computer security stories

  • From: Sean Donelan
  • Date: Sun Aug 15 17:50:16 2004 
On Sun, 15 Aug 2004, Deepak Jain wrote:
> I agree with Mikael here. If your box is fully patched you need not
> worry about that much -- if you are still having problems, check your
> assumptions. :) Windows 2003 Web Servers are up unfiltered out there,
> there isn't a real reason why a Windows XP laptop wouldn't be [exploita
> du jour excepted].

Assumptions are a funny thing.  Its amazing how many patched systems with
firewalls are compromised.  Understanding how and why that happens is
important.