, 2004-08-19
What normally happens within twenty minutes? That's how long your average unprotected PC running Windows XP, fresh out of the box, will last once it's connected to the Internet.
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Infected In Twenty Minutes
2004-08-23
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Infected In Twenty Minutes
2004-08-26
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"If a user isn't educated enough to know how to open up a port he needs to run a particular program that needs a hole punched in the firewall, then that user shouldn't have unfettered access to the Net anyway"
Are you an expert on how your car runs? Do you have mechanics telling you that because you dont know exactly how your engine works you should'nt be on the roads? This article does backflips - you are offering solutions on how users should be on the net, yet you suggest that they should'nt be on the net anyway due to lack of knowledge.
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People driving take a test. People driving also have rules, speed limits, concrete barriers, and many other limits. They do however get where they are going safely and with a minimum of hassle. It does take a bit of learning to keep yourself safe and everyone around you safe from yourself.
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