[Gllug] p2p programs

[Rich Walker]

Henry Gilbert <henry.gilbert at gmail.com> writes:

>> This just isn't true is it? Government departments such as the Ministry
>> of Defence wouldn't use Windows unless they were very confident that
>> their installations were secure - if Windows was inherently secure
>> they'd be forced to find an alternative since all of their additional
>> precautions would be irrelevant.
>
> But of course I can't judge the wisdom of our Government.

ROTFLMAO.

Anyway, haven't various departments  at various points sent out material
as Word documents with, embedded in the document, a whole load of
earlier versions, distribution lists, names of files, and so on?


> Their Windows Operating System helped with the discovery of Iraq's WMDs.
>
> Once upon a time, there were Windows versions specifically made more
> secure for the US military agencies.
> Be assured that is not the same version the common folks have access to.
> Today they seem more interested in SELinux.

There seems to be a split in government thinking - how unusual.

Whilst the NSA-types are putting together things like SELinux for
maximum security, maroons at the other end manage things like 

http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/19.88.html#subj1

Which still amuses me.

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