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Tuesday, September 16, 2003

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Bruce Schneier writes: At a time when we're worried about attacks -- by terrorists, hackers, and ordinary criminals -- it's worth spending some time talking about accidents. [...] Some years ago computer-security researcher Ross Anderson described the difference as Murphy vs. Satan. Defending against accidents, he said, means designing and engineering in a world ruled by Murphy's Law. Things go wrong because, well, because things go wrong. [...] Security is different. In addition to worrying about accidents, you also have to think about nonrandom events. Defending against attacks means engineering in a world ruled by Satan's Law. Things go wrong because there is a malicious and intelligent adversary trying to force things to go wrong, at the very worst time, with the very worst results."

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Linux Most Attacked Server OS: "Microsoft Windows may be dominating the headlines for security-related breaches but the open-source Linux server operating system remains the biggest target of overt intruder attacks, according to a study by U.K.-based Mi2g. [...] Attacks against Linux were three times higher than against Microsoft Windows, which accounted for 23.2 percent, Mi2g reported."

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iTunes Music Store for Windows to be released next month? "Newsweek is reporting that Apple plans to roll out the Windows version of iTunes Music Store earlier than expected, with the debut now slated for some time during October." [Ars Technica]

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iPod Competition: "Will Apple's domination of the personal audio player business be challenged?" (PC Magazine via MyAppleMenu) [MyAppleMenu]