It was the first time we'd seen three back-to-back category three or above threats hit us. The possible number of machines that could've been affected was astronomical. That was one of the things that drove us fairly hard.
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Because a patch will not be available until January 10, 2006, there is a seven day window that attackers could exploit this issue in a potentially widespread and serious fashion. People should be very cautious about the Web sites they visit and the e-mails they receive over the next week.Alfred Huger
I have to assume that we will see more sales. Apple consumers are going to start thinking about security much like Windows users do.
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Fixes to the stuff last month came three weeks too late, but it's better late than never. When detailed information about vulnerabilities is released, people move to exploit it.
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August 2003 forced Symantec to reevaluate its assumption that it would need to deal with only one threat at a time. That led to significant changes in the company's thinking about the depth and quality of its staffing. You have to make sure you have competent, trained reserve staff waiting on the bench, ... because the frontline analysts can only work so long before they start to burn out.
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