Vulnerabilities (Was: [Simh] Fwd: VAX + Spectre

[allison]

On 9/17/19 3:08 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Sep 2019, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
>> I could easily imagine a computer science exam question "Describe in
>> one paragraph the specific design error that enabled the Meltdown
>> attack".
> 
> I used to have some related questions in my microcomputer operating
> systems class.  One student (who later became my best friend and buddy)
> skipped the technical details and said, "The primary design error for
> MacOS and Windoze (sic) is that they placed a lower priority on
> security, than on being able to transparently and without user action,
> add smell-o-vision, dancing kangaroos and yodelling jellyfish."
> 
> (YES, that's where I got that phrase from.)

Fred,
I love it.

My feeling is if you don't stop the mongrel hordes at the door you've
lost. After all wasn't it Vonada that indicated computer are at best
partially tested?

Allison