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24 September 2007

Symantec Issued Bogus Warning of Full-scale Internet Meltdown

Late Friday, in what turned out to be a false alarm, Symantec issued a warning that an Internet-crippling attack was under way.

*Sigh* When will these "security" peddlers ever give up?

Related:

Security - Back To Basics

"Security" Peddlers

Unpatched Symantec flaw leads to U. of Colorado breach

Persistent zombie attacks target Symantec corporate software

Why Symantec sucks

McAfee and Symantec get vocal about Vista - but do they *really* have our best interests at heart?
Posted by Wei-Yee Chan at 11:43 pm
Labels: Internet, IT, Rantings, security

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