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eWeek: Security Maven Calls for Internet 'Disease Control' Agency
Jan 31, 2004, 02 :30 UTC (4 Talkback[s]) (7532 reads)

(Other stories by Dennis Fisher)

[ Thanks to Matt for this link. ]

"The dominance of Windows in the marketplace continues to represent a threat to the safety and security of the Internet and is a problem that must be addressed at the highest levels of government, a noted security researcher said in his keynote speech at the Black Hat Windows conference here Thursday.

"Dan Geer, one of the authors of last year's controversial paper on the subject of the Windows monoculture on the Internet, said that the assertions in the paper and his speech are not new and are beginning to draw the attention of legislators and government officials in the United States and abroad..."

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The first thing they should do is quarat ...   The first thing they should do   
James Smith
Jan 31, 2004, 03:28:26
 
This is exactly what needs to be done, b ...   He hit the nail on the head   
Art Fore
Jan 31, 2004, 05:53:42
 
I doubt that most people would want to m ...   Quarantine   
Vance
Feb 1, 2004, 05:29:14
 
I started looking at Mono this weekend,  ...   Scary though - .exe on Linux (Mono)   
Richard Corfield
Feb 2, 2004, 08:59:12
 
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