A Blog for GraymadMusings about ASP.NET and more...by G. Andrew DuthieSecurity...not just a Microsoft problem- June 15, 2004 As evidenced by a Linux kernel flaw that resulted in a DoS attack against Akamai, effectively denying access to large sites like Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft. Not gloating here, just observing that this demonstrates that all operating systems can be vulnerable to security issues. This also suggests that the “more eyes = more secure” assertion made by open source advocates is perhaps a little overstated. After all, the Linux kernel is probably one of the most read parts of the Linux.http://weblogs.asp.net/gad/archive/2004/06/15/156167.aspx Hawaii photos- June 14, 2004 For those of you who might be interested, you may have noticed that on the schedule for my recent MSDN Security Briefing tour, was a stop in Honolulu, Hawaii. I had a great time there, as you might expect, though I did manage to get pretty badly sunburned (that&8217;s what happens when you spend two hours in a futile attempt to teach yourself how to surf, without using any sunscreen). Here&8217;s a couple of photos from the trip: A Hawaiian rainbow, viewed from the balcony of my room: Diamond.http://weblogs.asp.net/gad/archive/2004/06/13/154820.aspx |