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The 12KB Bomb
Kelly Martin, 2004-03-17

It only takes a 12KB virus for total system compromise and a highly effective spam engine. Anyone can make one. Some assembly required.

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Bad Analogy and more... 2004-03-19
Anonymous
Josh makes some good points but I still think the analogy is a good one. It is easy to get carried away when we try to compare network/OS/Workstation security to physical/human security and the IT security community (antivirus vendors in particular) have a tendancy to overblow their job descriptions...

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