2008/5/18 Michael Watterson <watty at eircom.net>:
> Anyway, in conclusion the biggest security hole on Windows or Linux is the
> User.
For all but the most outrageously broken systems, this will be true.
Social engineering or good old fashioned stupidity is almost always
the easiest way to compromise a system.
Cf. Enigma, the recent Debian PRNG debacle, etc. etc. ad naseum.
--
Cheers,
Josh
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