Re: [LINK] Amen to Code Red

From: Adam Todd (at@ah.net)
Date: Thu Aug 02 2001 - 09:49:00 EST


>We hate to point out that patching systems is what IT staff do, so we
>don't quite see the dreadful loss of productivity here. One might as
>easily say that police lose productivity when they have to interrupt their
>doughnut runs by investigating crimes, or that doctors lose productivity
>when they have to abandon the back nine to treat patients.
>
>And as for the cost of clearing the worm from an already-infected system,
>this is accomplished by re-booting. It's hard to imagine billions going
>down the drain here, either.

I LOVE THAT!

Someone with intelligence and a reporter to go with it!



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