Microsoft Must be held accountable.

[Keith Mastin]

<quote who="JoeHill">
>
> The recent report by the CCIA gave us an academic viewpoint as to why
> Windows is a blight on the Internet.
>
> This article provides a concrete example as to why Windows machines
> should be disconnected from the Internet, quarantined, and otherwise
> shut out, wherever possible, until MS decides to take responsibility for
> this outrageous lack of security.
>
> http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,60747,00.html

Good article. It shows how they're using dns to scoot around being traced.
It would be interesting to see the snort-snarf output on those different
packets.

Not sure if I agree with your fix for it though. As I see it, this is just
an example of how we have to be just as inventive in our own policies as
the bad guys are in trying to be invisible.

-- 
Keith
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