An anti-virus company dumps a bucket on the FBI and other "security
experts" ...
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Australian businesses have dealt sensibly with the return of the Code Red
worm, which has sparked panic in the US and UK, according to Paul
Ducklin, Sydney-based head of global support at anti-virus company Sophos
PLC.
[snip]
"Code Red is important and it is important to fix it, but no way is it
going to cause Internet meltdown," he said.
The hype surrounding Code Red could have unwelcome effects on other
security matters, according to Ducklin. As with the year 2000 issue,
users who have been told to expect dire effects and then do not see them
can be led into a false sense of security. Also, the focus on Code Red
may distract users from other attacks.
[snip]
The FBI and other "security experts" are to blame for the overreaction,
Ducklin said.
"Amid this FBI-induced hysteria, people are forgetting about the SirCam
worm," he said. "(With SirCam) unlike Code Red, there is no single patch
that can protect all users."
http://arn.idg.com.au/arndb.nsf/tibco_stories/F5DAB62EC2D0A6C0CA256A9F00825
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Some of the assertions are a bit wacky though, such as making the
distinction between assembly code and high level language, but I'm
willing to believe that this was journalistic mangling of quotes.
e.
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