":::Jerry::::" wrote in message
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"Mike" wrote in message
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"John Rumm" wrote in message
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Remember that MS do not dominate in the server space. One of the most
common OSs about must be IOS from Cisco. As deployed in critical
internet routers and gateways the world over. Highly attractive (and
profitable) target for the black hat community,

How is it attractive ? They might bring down the Internet but where's
the
profit line ?

I really don't think you understand how and why most viruses or DoS
attacks
take place....

Profit is not just about money, credibility amongst other virus writers
etc
is also a profitable reason to launch a virus or DoS attack for those
inclined in these activates.

There are a few 'geeks' but nowadays most of this work eminates from the
pornography or 'protection' industries. CoolWebSearch is a prime example -
they want you to pay to remove it from your computer.