| reply to Logan 5
Re: Words to surf by! Considering that the two primary entry paths are via human engineering and the infamous buffer overflow, we don't really stand much of a chance. At best only the buffer overflow can be resolved (and that's actually a problem internal to the processor, not the OS, that patching the OS can compensate for but would not have to if the processor were "fixed".).
So... the shaft seems to be coming from Intel, AMD, Cyrix, etc.... for the buffer overflow. The human engineering side is a bug left over from our creation and I'm afraid we're stuck with that one for a few more millenia.
As far as depending on one's self for support I doubt we'll ever get everyone trained. This is a problem that requires "idiot proofing" and nothing less will do. One fully trained in technical matters still has to deal with the human engineering problem so it's not over yet.
No... it's an entirely invalid statement that "ANYONE can avoid the entire process" .... All I have to do to prove it is point to your last 50 customers... or your grandmother... or the ubiquitous 8 year old next door web browsing.
Idiot proof it or just simply tell us to bend over. We like honesty even when it hurts, and we always know when we're getting the shaft.
I also don't want to be bothered with "Laws" designed to prevent intrusions by means of deterrent. Those are just a way of saying we're not going to bother to fix the problem. That we'd rather just inflict suffering as a form of retaliation and use this to fool ourselves into thinking we did something positive to fix things.
Just put the OS in ROM, make it inviolate. Quit wasting my hard drive space to hold massive compiled executables that never change until hijacked. It just wastes my R/W space and makes me vulnerable.
There... NOW I feel better.
Thank you.
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