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National labs hit with targeted attacks
Robert Lemos, 2007-12-10
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National labs hit with targeted attacks 2007-12-11
sunil rane (1 replies)
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Anonymous (1 replies)
National labs hit with targeted attacks 2007-12-17
Anonymous
Why not run users' desktops in a quarantined sandbox or virtual environment? Wouldn't that prevent these types of attacks from being so damaging? Or at least allow for faster response to and cleanup of an attack?

I have to agree with the response to the first posted reply - in .gov there is too much emphasis placed on reporting compliance, without actually being compliant. As I type this, I know that the system I am using is not up to date on security patches and fixes - and there is nothing I can do about it. We're told that it is all automated, and once a month, the patches are pushed out.

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