Russ Cooper
Russ Cooper
applied customers mechanisms normal patches prevent within
Our recommendation to our customers is to get patches applied within 90 days, because the normal mechanisms should prevent this from getting to your organization.
absolutely access easier means study ways
The study means absolutely nothing. There are so many easier ways to get access to someone's password.
access building checks environment internal microsoft network robust screening system
Microsoft is building a more robust environment, with network checks and system screening conducted before access to an internal system is granted.
less microsoft operating others refined secure windows
I don't think Windows is more or less secure than some other operating system, ... I think that there are technologies from Microsoft that are good; there are others that are not good; and there are others that still need to be refined and improved, but that are still very much in demand.
against attack cause government hard massive maybe online shift
Maybe it's going to take a massive online attack ... a concerted attack against government interests. It's hard to say what will cause a shift in the thinking.
amount control controls near nowhere web within
I have a lot of control from within my browser, such as Web proxies, but in mail, what controls do I have? ... I have nowhere near the same amount of security.
check good quick
To check all those signatures may be cumbersome and not a quick fix, but it's a good idea.
machines nobody number
There are probably a significant number of machines that have been compromised and nobody knows.
attention given media
There's been way more attention given it in the media than it deserves.
several twists worm
This is a very sophisticated worm with several new twists
far massively threat vastly
As far as we're concerned, the threat is being vastly overblown. It's not being massively exploited.
cause meltdown worm
This is going to cause the meltdown of the Internet, the vulnerability that this worm is exploiting.
control difficult easy hackers large machines number
I think there are enough hackers in the world that will look for machines they can own. It's not difficult to find them. It is very easy to control a large number of machines.
additional believe consumers convince difficult far publicity received secure security steps update
If Microsoft's publicity of this update is successful, far too many consumers will believe they have received a comprehensive security update, ... This will make it significantly more difficult to convince them to take additional steps to secure themselves.