OK I have seen it all now http://www.news.com/Microsoft-exec-calls-XP-hack-frightening/2100-7349_3-6218238.html?tag=nefd.top I wonder who the security researcher is that came across this and feels like they can take the world down. users and hackers have been doing that since windows xp sp1 came out.

Any one in their right mind would not put an unsecured computer on an unsecured wireless network with no anti-virus, firewall or anti-spyware. This is just nuts and asking for trouble. However I understand that they are trying to raise awareness in the computing world because there are so many companies and individual users that have things configured this way. Ran on a group that had open wireless and were still on SP1 just a couple of weeks ago. To me open wireless means physical access to your network. And once you have physical access the whole ball game changes. Open wireless is bad just by itself.

What is interesting is that someone will invariably use this to point the finger at Microsoft being weak and unsecured.  As usual my biggest complaint is that most implementations are what causes your security problem. if I implement Windows XP with out the latest services packs, and then do not put on any firewall or anti-virus then i really should expect to have a BIG HOLE in my network. That is NOT Microsoft’s Fault.

"90% of your problems are planned into your solutions"

this is not my quote and i do not want credit for it but do not know the author.