If we want to prevent attacks like we saw last week, we need to encourage users to abandon Windows. Here's why.
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, Computerworld
After last week's near-collapse of the social networks, such as Twitter, due to a Windows-based, botnet DDoS attack, I made a modest proposal: Throw Windows off the Internet. Here's how we can do it. Or, at the very least, force Windows users to maintain basic security standards.
Is the problem really so bad that ISPs (Internet Service Providers) must start encouraging users to abandon Windows or enforce Windows security? I think so.
More: http://pcworld.com/article/170004/
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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, Computerworld
After last week's near-collapse of the social networks, such as Twitter, due to a Windows-based, botnet DDoS attack, I made a modest proposal: Throw Windows off the Internet. Here's how we can do it. Or, at the very least, force Windows users to maintain basic security standards.
Is the problem really so bad that ISPs (Internet Service Providers) must start encouraging users to abandon Windows or enforce Windows security? I think so.
More: http://pcworld.com/article/170004/
