RE: [fw-wiz] Worms, Air Gaps and Responsibility
From: Marcus J. Ranum (mjr_at_ranum.com)
Date: 05/07/04
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To: "Melson, Paul" <PMelson@sequoianet.com>, "Thomas W Shinder" <tshinder@tacteam.net>, <firewall-wizards@honor.icsalabs.com> Date: Fri, 07 May 2004 16:59:30 -0400
Melson, Paul wrote:
>So are you implying that Windows will get more secure as it loses market
>share? :-)
That's what the "monoculture" argument basically says, too. ;)
I think if you go far enough down that train of thought, the problem
is COTS - if every app and O/S was custom-written then security
would be entirely a matter of multi-layered obscurity.
mjr.
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