Hi,
When I see announcements like the below, I get really angry and I think (to myself) stuff like...
(1) the security problem is that people use windows.
(2) If everyone switched to unix/linux systems would be 99% (90%???, 99.9%???) more secure.
(3) Windows has serious misfeatures and bugs related to security.
(4) e.g. one such misfeature is that Winblows thinks that every file is a program to be executed. unix/linux, by contrast, implements the distinction between executable and non-executable files.
...I don't yell (or at least, try not to (-;) this to all my friends bc my understanding of these issues is primitive and quite likely wrong. Thus, trumpeted my views would risk being accused of "crying wolf." At the risk of starting a flame war I would love to hear people improve upon the above assertions.
To the extent that some approximation of assertions 1 thru 4 are true, at least one person from this list should go to this meeting and as calmly as possible state/ask during the Q/A somethign to the effect of "just get rid of windows, adopt unix/linux and 99% of your problems will go away."
Bill
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 10:33:10 -0600
From: Nancy Hatchett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: TACC and CS Seminar: Dr. Fred Chang/UTCS, 2/23 at 10:30 am,
PRC Commons Room 1.122
TACC and CS Host Information Security Seminar
Dr. Frederick R. Chang, Director/The Center for Information Assurance and Security/University of Texas
February 23, 2005 at 10:30 am Pickle Research Campus/Commons Building Room 1.122, Small Auditorium
Title: "Information Security: What You Need to Know Today"
Abstract:
Unfortunately, viruses, worms, spyware, denial of service attacks and computer network compromises, in general, have become a way of life. As a result, the industry has produced a blizzard of software and hardware tools to help protect our computers and networks from malicious attackers. Is the problem getting any better? This talk will provide some perspectives on the problems and challenges facing the industry today. Additionally, the talk will introduce UT's new Center for Information Assurance and Security and briefly describe its mission and objectives.
About Frederick R. Chang and The Center for Information Assurance and Security:
The Center for Information Assurance and Security (CIAS) was founded at The University of Texas at Austin to address the nation's growing cybersecurity problems. Primary center objectives are conducting research that will lead to innovative cybersecurity solutions and addressing the national need to produce more trained professionals in the field. The center will operate as a multi-disciplinary initiative involving business, government and academia. The university's CIAS team will include faculty, researchers and students from the Department of Computer Sciences, College of Engineering, McCombs School of Business and the Applied Research Laboratories.
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