RE: How Secure is Windows, Really?

I wonder how Fast/400 falls in to this dicussion.  Other than the user
paying for said software, it seems to fit other definitions discussed
previous. 


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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Booth Martin
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 1:02 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: How Secure is Windows, Really?

Another factor:  Do virus writers make much money?  If a virus writer
takes the time to learn how to write a World's-Best OS/5 virus, would he
then be knowledgeable enough to choose to get a great paying real job?

David Gibbs wrote:

Jim Franz wrote:

The number of virus writers that know OS400 is pretty small, the 
number of those that know BPCS, is probably even smaller.

the number that know sql is huge...
the number that know qshell  is big

Right ... but to do damage with a goal, you need to know the 
application.  Knowing SQL doesn't tell you where the BPCS AP files are

(so you could, theoretically, cut yourself a check).

Doing something without knowledge of the application is just

vandalism.

 Vandalism isn't enough of a enticement for a virus writer to try and 
attack a companies iBox.

JMHO, of course.

david

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