9 Sep
2003
9 Sep
'03
2:51 p.m.
Jack Bates wrote:
At some point, patching and maintaining security needs to be handled at the connection. If the protocol is written, the ISP supports it, then those with connection software supporting the protocol will maintain security while those circumventing it with other connection methods will not. However, given that the consumer base in question usually utilizes a default M$ install, if M$ incorporated it into their DUN, dhcp, pppoe, then a large portion of the problem would be solved.
How long until the next worm/virus/trojan would first disable this handshake and then attach to the network? Or you expect to terminate customers within the 24 hours new patches are out if they don´t patch? or 72 hours? Pete