[ale] OT: Downadup/conficker worm makes MSM

Robert Reese~ ale at sixit.com
Sat Jan 24 01:33:55 EST 2009


> On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 18:50, Robert Reese~ <ale at sixit.com> wrote:
>
>>> The Register published a hilarious story about a hospital whose
>>> network was brought down by the worm. They had turned off
>>> automated Windows update, because they had a critical computer
>>> reboot on them in the middle of surgery. Having turned off the
>>> updates, they missed the one that would have offered them some
>>> protection.
>>>
>>
>> Good god, gives new meaning to the term Blue Screen of Death!
>> NOW we know what a Code Blue REALLY means!
>>
>
> Always mount a scratch monkey........


I'm thinking now is a good time to ensure my coverage is _really good_.  People 
without insurance are usually the ones that sign up wittingly or otherwise for 
those "clinical trials". (PETA doesn't want you mounting real monkeys.)



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