me@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> _The Register_ reports that "staff at hospitals across Sheffield
> are battling a major computer virus outbreak after managers turned
> off Windows security updates for all 8,000 PCs on the network"
> with "more than 800 computers ... infected with self-replicating
> 'Conficker' code". The virus takes advantage of a known problem
> that is resolved through a Windows patch that wasn't installed
> because "the decision to disable automatic security updates was
> taken during Christmas week after PCs in an operating theatre
> were rebooted mid-surgery."
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> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/20/sheffield_conficker/
But, but, Windows automatically rebooting after an update is userfriendly!
It saves people the agonizing choice between "Reboot now" and "Reboot
later"! Who cares if some poor schmuck may die because Windows decides that
it's time to shut down?
Everyone repeat after me: "Ease of use ALWAYS trumps security."
Richard Rasker
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http://www.linetec.nl
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