Quotes by Alfred Huger

“If (Immunity) can write it, others will, too.”

“Microsoft has patches available for businesses and consumers, but the problem for enterprises is that they have to be careful in applying the patches, which can damage complex computer systems.”

“It was the first time wed seen three back-to-back category three or above threats hit us. The possible number of machines that couldve been affected was astronomical. That was one of the things that drove us fairly hard.”

“Its very simple--its the unfortunate truth.”

“really insidious because once youve visited the sites, you wont know youve been broken into.”

“Its real estate to (virus writers), and its really valuable real estate.”

“It happens all the time.”

“Its a problem that theres no known solution from Microsoft.”

“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.”

“Oracle is getting more attention. There are some really sharp people credited with finding some of these vulnerabilities.”

“This is a good thing.”

“[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 companys 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.”

“When we start to see exploits surfacing, we know there will shortly be malicious code, ... We expect at least the MSDTC vulnerability to be used in a worm in the short term.”

“These [hackers] arent kids on a digital joyride, ... Its clear their motive is financial gain.”

“When we start to see exploits surfacing, we know there will shortly be malicious code. We expect at least the MSDTC vulnerability to be used in a worm in the short term.”

“If you put a vulnerable computer on the Internet, your time to live isnt more than 20 minutes before the bots find you.”

“Youre giving a gift, so finish that process. If you configure it for them, your sweat is in it.”

“Theres obviously an ego here that needs to be satisfied.”

“Often thats done by breaking into the Web site to place the malicious software there, so your site can become an unwitting hosting site and you dont even know it.”

“Its like drinking from a fire hose.”