rocknbil
msg:4411189 | 6:35 pm on Jan 26, 2012 (gmt 0) |
So . . . the "blueprints" were stolen in 06 and they're saying now it is dangerous. For a company that thrives on updates, I would think a 2006 breach would be rendered useless somewhere around spring of 07. lol
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engine
msg:4411191 | 6:41 pm on Jan 26, 2012 (gmt 0) |
That's what I was thinking. It doesn't look good.
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Demaestro
msg:4411192 | 6:44 pm on Jan 26, 2012 (gmt 0) |
Just another reason I will warn people not to use their crappy software, and not just until they release an update for this one thing.
It is so bloated and I can't count how many computers I have had to repair from a virus or similar when the computer had some flavor or another of their virus protection.
I am surprised they are able to stay in business. If a real world security monitoring company had the same issues I have seen with Symantec then no one would use them.
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J_RaD
msg:4411224 | 8:10 pm on Jan 26, 2012 (gmt 0) |
pcAnywhere has been a security flaw since 1999, you hook that up anywhere and you might as well be waving a big flag and telling everyone to c'mon in!
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Staffa
msg:4411242 | 8:30 pm on Jan 26, 2012 (gmt 0) |
The theft did not happen in 2006 but recently.
Here's an earlier report from Reuters (Fri Jan 6, 2012) Symantec: parts of antivirus source code exposed [reuters.com]
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rocknbil
msg:4411573 | 6:32 pm on Jan 27, 2012 (gmt 0) |
That article doesn't even mention pcAnywhere. But it does allude to OTHER products. From the horse's mouth [symantec.com],
| Symantec can confirm that a segment of its source code has been accessed. Upon investigation of the claims made by Anonymous regarding source code disclosure, Symantec believes that the disclosure was the result of a theft of source code that occurred in 2006. Since 2006, Symantec has instituted a number of policies and procedures to prevent a similar incident from occurring. |
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Policies. LOL . . . SHENANIGANS I say, SHENANIGANS!
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graeme_p
msg:4411828 | 9:43 am on Jan 28, 2012 (gmt 0) |
If their code is not secure if leaked, its bad code.
Other people can right secure code and deliberately make the source available,
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