Nat, forget about Y2K; MSFT's got trouble in in Windows City. Why do IT dep'ts buy these "toy systems" when "professional" more secure systems are available?
Nasdaq's Web site runs software from Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT - news), called Internet Information Server, that has suffered several serious security problems during the past year. Microsoft has distributed patches in each case but relies on local computer administrators to install them correctly.
''System administrators can forget to install patches,'' Rouland said.
Another expert, Russ Cooper, said it's a mistake to assume that the Internet's most popular sites are secure from hackers.
''It would be nice if we could assume that a high-profile site would have better security people on staff,'' said Cooper, who runs the NTBugtraq discussion group on the Internet for security flaws. ''Unfortunately, my experience is that's a hope, not a reality.''
The hacker group also had claimed responsibility earlier this week for the defacement of the Internet site for Matt Drudge, the Internet gossip columnist, and electronic attacks against C-Span last week and against ABC just weeks ago. All those organizations also used Microsoft's Internet Information Server to run their Web sites.
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You would think the IT departments responsible for installing these systems would get the message,
Michael
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