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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: A meditation on the Antithesis of the VMS Ethos
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2024 21:37:54 -0000 (UTC)
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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?