[AusNOG] (bad) cyber security and ideas coming out of the woodwork?!

[Mark Newton]

On 24/06/2010, at 12:15 PM, Zane Jarvis wrote:

> If everyone in Australia switches to *NIX (or anything else) then the
> criminals will just spend more resources targeting that.

You think?  I reckon most botnet operators couldn't care less where
their targets are physically located, and they'll just keep attacking
windows boxes in other jurisdictions instead. :-)

(my burglar alarm doesn't prevent my stuff from being stolen, but the
stickers on the windows make my next door neighbours' houses more
attractive targets :)

Interesting thought experiment, though.;

 -  mark


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