Friday, September 5

Consider Yourself Warned

   A. Microsoft - Just Say No

   Bashing Micro$oft is just too easy these days. It seems every week at
   least one new security hole is announced or a new virus is released.
   Today it's five security warnings. Perhaps they subscribe to the view
   that "any publicity is good publicity".

   1. "Microsoft Issues Five New Security Warnings"
      < http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=14200390 >

   2. "Microsoft Windows: Insecure by Design"
      < http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A34978-2003Aug23?language=printer >

   3. "Taking Microsoft to task on spam"
      < http://news.com.com/2008-1082_3-5070492.html?tag=fd_lede2_hed >

   4. "Slammer worm crashed Ohio nuke plant network"
      < http://www.securityfocus.com/news/6767 >


   B. Silly Warning Labels

   1. "101 Dumb Warning Labels"
      < http://msnbc.com/news/922010.asp?v61 >
      Review of book: "Wearing Of This Garment Does Not Enable You To Fly:
      101 Real Dumb Warning Labels."

   2. "Warning: this salmon may contain fish"
      < http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/05/11/nwarn11.xml >
      "Top 10 ludicrous labels"
      < http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/graphics/2003/05/11/nwarn11.gif >

   3. "Stupid Warning Labels"
      < http://astro.bu.edu/~avondale/Humor/MiscellaneousHumor/Warnings.html
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