, 2004-03-24
Let's face it - there is no way for dial-up users on any major operating system to keep their computers up-to-date and patched. OK, maybe "no way" is an exaggeration. How about, "a difficult, burdensome, time-consuming, very prone to failure way?"
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Security Patches by Modem? Forget it!
2004-03-25
Gerhard Rickert (1 replies)
Gerhard Rickert (1 replies)
Security Patches by Modem? 11.3 MB in 1.5 hrs is very doable, learn some math
2004-03-28
Anonymous (1 replies)
Anonymous (1 replies)
I have had "locked-down but unpatched" Win 2K servers compromised within 60 seconds of being on the internet (it was even running Zone Alarm and anti-virus software -- it took an external firewall before we could get the system patched without being compromised). It is quite apparent that you need to patch these systems before connecting them to the network.
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