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From: dufresne at winternet.com (Ron DuFresne)
Subject: [sean@...elan.com: Symantec detected Slammer
 worm "hours" before]

On Thu, 13 Feb 2003 tecky@...digitalrealities.com wrote:

> Ok .... like everyone is saying ... if they "detected it" hours before hand ... why was no Network Admin advised ... no data posted on there sarc page ... until much later in the day / week???
>
> Just some simple food for thought...

Because you don;t pay for their services <smile>  contracts, contracts and
money.  It's the way things are going.  Now the question is, how many of
the different 'providers' of security 'info' and even some of the
application folks <ISC, etc> are shaking hands and trading information
such that the "paying" clients of a number of these companies are advised
of issues in advance, as is claimed in this thread.  thuse removing the
nesscesity of a compay to contract with symantic, CERT, ISS, ISC, etc...
to fully be kept as informed as possible.

Thanks,

Ron DuFresne
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