sto...@interchip.de (David Stokes) writes: > The virus vulnerability (and number of spambots and DOS attack bots) on > the Internet is much more a function of the Operating Systems of the > user nodes connected to the Internet than of the Internet itself. Much > of the current problem stems from early MS Windows design philosophy, > which didn't take the Internet seriously and implicitly assumed > networking and data sharing would would only involve local networking > where all parties had benign intent; so, MS made it easy for machines to > share active content that could access and alter content on remote > machines or even initiate remote programs on other machines, and put the > integrity management burden on end users without providing any tools to > make management possible.
re: http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2012j.html#83 Gordon Crovitz: Who Really Invented the Internet? http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2012j.html#84 Gordon Crovitz: Who Really Invented the Internet? http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2012j.html#87 Gordon Crovitz: Who Really Invented the Internet? http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2012j.html#88 Gordon Crovitz: Who Really Invented the Internet? http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2012j.html#89 Gordon Crovitz: Who Really Invented the Internet? http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2012j.html#90 Gordon Crovitz: Who Really Invented the Internet? early days of desktop computing was stand-alone machines ... with some number of applications (like games) evolving that effectively took over whole machine. later small business (safe) local-area-networks also evolved for desktop machines. in both these environments, desktop machines didn't have any countermeasures for attacks or compromises. for the small business, safe, local-area-networks ... convention developed where automatic scripting (typically basic) was added to application-specific (mostly business) data files ... these files would be exchanged on the small business, safe, LAN environment ... where applications would automatically execute the embedded scripts included in the data files. at the 1996 MSDC conference at Moscone ... all the banners were proclaiming support for the internet ... however he subtheme in all the sessions were "protecting your investment" ... basically paradigm of automatic execution of embedded scripts in application data files would continue ... and there would be simple retargeting of the small, safe LAN support to the internet (with no additional countermeasures for attacks or compromises) I've periodically used the analogy of going out the airlock in open space w/o a spacesuit. Before he disappeared, Jim Gray had con'ed me into interviewing for position of chief security architect in Redmond. The interview went on over a period of serveral weeks but we were never able to come to agreement ... i even used the above description describing the situation (lack of countermeasures) during the interview process. a few past posts mentioning 1996 MSDC at Moscone: http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2008r.html#26 realtors (and GM, too!) http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2010c.html#63 who pioneered the WEB http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2010g.html#66 What is the protocal for GMT offset in SMTP (e-mail) header http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2010h.html#37 (slightly OT - Linux) Did IBM bet on the wrong OS? http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2010j.html#36 Favourite computer history books? http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2010p.html#9 The IETF is probably the single element in the global equation of technology competition than has resulted in the INTERNET http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2010p.html#40 The Great Cyberheist http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2011c.html#50 IBM and the Computer Revolution http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2011d.html#58 IBM and the Computer Revolution http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2011f.html#15 Identifying Latest zOS Fixes http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2011f.html#57 Are Tablets a Passing Fad? http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2011o.html#59 The lost art of real programming http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2011p.html#141 With cloud computing back to old problems as DDos attacks http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2012.html#81 The PC industry is heading for collapse http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2012.html#93 Where are all the old tech workers? and few past posts using empty space w/o spacesuit http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2010n.html#77 ZeuS attacks mobiles in bank SMS bypass scam http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2010q.html#19 E-commerce and Internet Security: Why Walls Don't Work http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2011f.html#15 Identifying Latest zOS Fixes http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2011o.html#59 The lost art of real programming http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2011p.html#141 With cloud computing back to old problems as DDos attacks http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2012.html#93 Where are all the old tech workers? http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2012d.html#47 You Don't Need a Cyber Attack to Take Down The North American Power Grid http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2012i.html#18 Zeus/SpyEye 'Automatic Transfer' Module Masks Online Banking Theft http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2012i.html#32 Zeus/SpyEye 'Automatic Transfer' Module Masks Online Banking Theft http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2012i.html#37 Simulated PDP-11 Blinkenlight front panel for SimH -- virtualization experience starting Jan1968, online at home since Mar1970 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
