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The Wrong Approach

Brian Martin
Staff Writer

Inside of one month, myself or thousands of other security consultants could eradicate over 90% of the vulnerabilities plaguing Unix systems today. Sound far fetched? It isn't as crazy as it sounds. More crazy as that notion is why it hasn't been done years ago. In a complicated world, sometimes the most simple of solutions really are simple. Despite vendor claims or excuses, serious thought should be given to their modus operandi as far as default installations.

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