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RHEL, kernel vulnerabilities, and days of risk

RHEL, kernel vulnerabilities, and days of risk

Posted Mar 28, 2005 17:23 UTC (Mon) by giraffedata (subscriber, #1954)
In reply to: RHEL, kernel vulnerabilities, and days of risk by Ross
Parent article: RHEL, kernel vulnerabilities, and days of risk

Obscurity is a poor substitute for security.

On the other hand, it's a great subsitute for no security and public knowledge of that fact. So I think the obscurity is worth measuring and using to gauge one's risk of using particular software.


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