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From: "Gary R. Schmidt" <grschmidt@acm.org>
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Subject: Re: A meditation on the Antithesis of the VMS Ethos
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:38:37 +1000
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On 22/07/2024 07:37, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Jul 2024 09:50:36 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> 
>> I have already seen speculation that IT security will decrease because
>> patch deployment speed will slow down.
> 
> Consider that non-CrowdStrike customers, and even non-Windows-using
> CrowdStrike customers, were not affected.
> 
> Therefore, would not a more logical conclusion be: “don’t put all your
> eggs in one basket”? Spread your Windows systems around different security
> providers, and perhaps make more use of non-Windows systems?

But do be aware that a few months ago Crowdstrike bricked a bunch of 
Linux and Mac boxes.

The problem, methinks, is not in the OS...

	Cheers,
		Gary	B-)