full-disclosure - Re: Gates: 'You don't need perfect code' for good security

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.58.0310311742100.7268@catbert.rellim.com>
From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller)
Subject: Re: Gates: 'You don't need perfect code' for
 good security

Yo Geo!

On Fri, 31 Oct 2003, Geoincidents wrote:

> > So what is your solution for the folks that carry those USB keychain
> > memories?  People carry those around with virus infected files and
> > plug them in to whatever machine they are sitting in front of.  Had
> > people I never seen before try to plug them in to my hosts.  "Just
> > wanted to read my email man"....
>
> Any virus there should be caught by your AV software. No different than a
> floppy or CD.

And recent experience shows that the virus is a world-wide issue before
the new signatures come out for it.

RGDS
GARY
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