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Stop Being a Victim
Tim Mullen, 2004-04-27

An influential newspaper columnist blames "contemptuous techies" for allowing users to fall prey to viruses and spyware. But don't some users deserve a little contempt?

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Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-28
Clownface (2 replies)
Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-28
Matthew Murphy
Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-28
Curt (1 replies)
Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-30
Anonymous (3 replies)
>But ask yourself this: Do we have the same
>issues with OpenSource OS's? With MAC OS?

There are no issues with shitty Opensource or MacOS _BECAUSE_ it's not worth a second of anyone time to create a virus for the 0,001% of the market, easy answer :-)

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Link to this comment: http://www.securityfocus.com/comments/columns/236/26013#26013
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Re: Stop Being a Victim 2005-07-10
Harold
Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-28
Anonymous (1 replies)
Cost to be a victim 2004-04-29
Ed (1 replies)
Re: Cost to be a victim 2005-07-10
Harold
Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-28
Ivan
Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-28
Anonymous
Un-tech-friendly people 2004-04-28
iago (1 replies)
Un-tech-friendly people 2004-04-29
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Paul (2 replies)
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-28
Bob Beck
Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-28
It's not MY Fault
Another d00zie from Mellon... 2004-04-28
Linux Sux (1 replies)
Another d00zie from Mellon... 2004-04-28
iago (2 replies)
Another d00zie from Mellon... 2004-04-29
Anonymous
Another d00zie from Mellon... 2004-05-01
Anonymous
Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-28
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Micheal
Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-28
Anonymous (1 replies)
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Anonymous (4 replies)
Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-28
contemptuoustechie
Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-28
Anonymous
Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-28
Anonymous
Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-28
Anonymous (1 replies)
Stop Being a Victim 2004-05-08
Anonymous
You need a drivers licence to drive a car 2004-04-28
Anonymous
The hypocrisy of some Microsoft critics 2004-04-28
Anonymous
The truth lies somewhere in between 2004-04-28
incongruity
Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-28
A non-ymoose
Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-29
DocB
Failure of the application to provide a safe environment 2004-04-29
David Mohring (1 replies)
Failure of the application to provide a safe environment 2004-04-30
Anonymous
Victim !!? 2004-04-29
Mandar
Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-29
HiVeloCT
I don't think people get it ... 2004-04-30
Robert Escue
Be careful what you wish for... 2004-04-30
Anonymous
COMPLETE NONSENSE 2004-04-30
I Have Google Shares (2 replies)
COMPLETE NONSENSE 2004-05-04
Anonymous
COMPLETE NONSENSE 2004-05-04
Anonymous
Stop Being a Victim-college students should know better 2004-05-03
Anonymous
Stop Being a Victim 2004-05-03
Anonymous
Getting End-Users to Wake Up 2004-05-03
I'mNotThatSmart
Little Gain in Finger Pointing 2004-05-03
Anonymous (1 replies)
Little Gain in Finger Pointing 2004-05-04
Anonymous (1 replies)
Little Gain in Finger Pointing 2004-05-05
Anonymous
Stop Being a Victim - stop buying Microsoft 2004-05-04
Anonymous
User Certification 2004-05-04
gnot a gnome
Stop Being a Victim 2004-05-04
Anonymous
Stop Being a Victim 2004-05-04
Anonymous
Pfft! Wanna know why things don't get patched? 2004-05-04
Anonymous
Stop Being a Victim 2004-05-05
Anonymous
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BrinH
Stop Being a Victim - Current AV is outdated 2004-05-06
Anonymous
What next? 2004-05-06
Anonymous
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Jeroen
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Half working 'solutions' 2004-05-10
Anonymous
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