[Poohbah]

No they don't. They don't have to plug anything, if they have the very lastest patches installed. User curiosity with attachments that no A/V signatures exist for is one of the few successful methods against 100% patching of the O/S.

I know people who were on NMCI when Blaster hit.

They got shut down for most of the day.

What were you yammering about again?

Sure that's another reason for closed source, but doesn't undercut wanting to keep it secret so that it can't be exploited.

How many Linux exploits out there? How many Windows exploits out there?

Hmm...

LMAO. Ever heard of a dissasembler?

That explains all those copies of the Windows kernel source code available for download out there...

Oh. Nevermind.

These people (again not our organization) grew into relying on Windows Update. If it ever fails them, they will quit using it.

Wait until some enterprising hacker spoofs the Windows Update server and installs his malware on every Windows box in the world.

[Golden Eagle]

I know people who were on NMCI when Blaster hit. They got shut down for most of the day.

Too bad for them. We never missed a beat.

How many Linux exploits out there? How many Windows exploits out there?

About the same. Especially when you include the packaged Linux apps.

That explains all those copies of the Windows kernel source code available for download out there...

Totally illegal. And difficult. But not as difficult as obtaining classified info, which was your point.

Wait until some enterprising hacker spoofs the Windows Update server and installs his malware on every Windows box in the world.

Sounds like a fantasy of yours.