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Memo to Microsoft: Stay Secretive, Please
Jon Lasser, 2002-05-15

Unix and Linux security owes much to openness and public disclosure, but Microsoft is too far gone for sunshine to do any good.

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...Until Microsoft redesigns from the ground up 2002-05-16
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...Until Microsoft redesigns from the ground up 2002-05-16
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...Until Microsoft redesigns from the ground up 2002-05-18
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...Until Microsoft redesigns from the ground up 2002-05-20
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...Until Microsoft redesigns from the ground up 2002-05-21
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...Until Microsoft redesigns from the ground up 2002-05-16
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...Until Microsoft redesigns from the ground up 2002-05-20
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Memo to Microsoft: Stay Secretive, Please 2002-05-16
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Memo to Microsoft: Stay Secretive, Please 2002-05-17
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RE: Memo to Microsoft: Stay Secretive, Please 2002-05-17
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RE: Memo to Microsoft: Stay Secretive, Please 2002-05-27
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Another Linux/Unix Apologist Overlooks the Obvious 2002-05-16
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Another Victim Overlooks the Obvious 2002-05-16
Anon (1 replies)
The EULA says you can't sue anyway. 2002-05-20
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Another Linux/Unix Apologist Overlooks the Obvious 2002-05-16
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Another Linux/Unix Apologist Overlooks the Obvious 2002-05-16
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Another Linux/Unix Apologist Overlooks the Obvious 2002-05-16
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Another Linux/Unix Apologist Overlooks the Obvious 2002-05-17
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Another Linux/Unix Apologist Overlooks the Obvious 2002-05-17
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Another Linux/Unix Apologist Overlooks the Obvious 2002-05-20
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Re: Another Linux/Unix Apologist Overlooks the Obvious 2002-05-24
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Another Corp Slave overlooks reality 2002-05-17
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Another Linux/Unix Apologist Overlooks the Obvious - Rebuttal 2002-05-17
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Another Linux/Unix Apologist Overlooks the Obvious - Rebuttal 2002-05-17
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Come back to earth SpaceMonkey - I rebutt your rebutt 2002-05-17
Anonymous (1 replies)
Come back to earth SpaceMonkey - I rebutt your rebutt 2002-05-21
Anonymous (2 replies)
Come back to earth SpaceMonkey - I rebutt your rebutt 2002-05-23
Anonymous
Come back to earth SpaceMonkey - I rebutt your rebutt 2002-05-24
Anonymous
Example of insecurites at the OS level of NT & 2K?

1.) Passwords - No matter how long or confusing you make a pw in Win 2K or NT, the OS breaks it into sections that make decoding a trivial matter.
2.) Ability to auto-login. NO OS should even think about giving you the ability to auto-login. Not for it to be useful from a security standpoint anyway.
3.) Info gathering trivial - By default you can make netbios info requests as anonymous. This allows for wonderful recon of a network. Disabling this "feature" is difficult.

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Another Linux/Unix Apologist Overlooks the Obvious - Rebuttal 2002-05-20
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Not "a teenager in Croatia". 2002-05-20
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Another Linux/Unix Apologist Overlooks the Obvious - Rebuttal 2002-05-20
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Memo to Microsoft: Stay Secretive, Please 2002-05-21
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Memo to Microsoft: Stay Secretive, Please 2002-05-21
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Let's Be Real 2002-05-21
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Memo to Microsoft: Stay Secretive, Please 2002-05-21
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Memo to Microsoft: Stay Secretive, Please 2002-05-21
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Memo to Microsoft: Stay Secretive, Please 2002-05-23
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Another attempt at trying to get fired 2002-05-24
Someone fire this guy :\







 

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