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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [email protected] wrote: > You misunderstand. The problem of securing machines *IS* solved. It is > possible. It is regularly done with servers connected to the Internet. > There is no *COMPUTING* problem or technical problem. True *BUT* (and this is a really big but) it requires that you do something *BEFORE* you connect it to the Internet. > The problem of the 100 million machines is a social or business problem. > We know how they can be secured, but the solution is not being > implemented. Whilst the problem is social in terms of people not knowing/wanting to do the securing before connecting, the technical solution is to make the software secure by default. If you think anything else then you are delusional. J - -- COO Entanet International T: 0870 770 9580 http://www.enta.net/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFF1fBaR+KszLBLUT8RAo+AAJ97RxMBhyZY2MQMRAFs3KWM7EPkHACgqebN g/nOPkbZffyEDoWAIEvQUK0= =w0iC -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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