The Department of Homeland Security has announced the development of the National Cyber Alert System. The function of US-CERT is to send emails to Windows users to alert them to potential virus threats. Two points to ponder.

First, not only have users paid Microsoft truckloads of money for an operating system with security designed by the makers of Wonder Bread, now every taxpayer will be subsidizing Microsoft by helping them to deal with the damage. Note to Tom Ridge - If viruses exploiting the gaping holes in Windows security are a national security issue maybe instead of forcing everyone to pay for the problem, force Microsoft to clean up their code, or pay for the US-CERT warning system.

Second, I think someone needs to start a pool on how long it will take before someone uses a fake US-CERT email to deliver a virus or sell Viagra.

Posted by: Stephen Macklin at 04:54 PM | Comments (2) | Add Comment