29 Quotes by Ken Dunham

There are plenty of ways to get around all of those things.

We did reverse engineering on the variants, and found this date in the code. The way this works is that at a pre-determined time, computers already infected with Sober will connect with specified servers and download a new payload, which will likely be spammed out in the millions, as was the last version.

The reality is that there could have been hundreds of thousands of computers with overwritten files today. Instead, we only have a handful of reports, and that is a hands-down victory for the collaborative effort of the security community.

If someone starts capitalizing on the crossover worm, and we start to see increased activity, then we can talk about a global threat. It's a little premature at this time.

Historically, risk is much higher with Windows operating systems than Unix/Linux. How can I say that, look at all the major attacks. Which ones had the greatest likelihood and impact for 2005? Windows hands down.

It actually appears to be a pretty good design.

It is already underway and will be activated unless people get removal tools. If you have opened an e-mail and your computer froze up, you should be very concerned.

Pay for one commercial package and add one or more free programs. Set the primary package to scan all the time and use the second ary programs only when you need them, so they don't conflict. It's like getting a second opinion from a doctor.

We don't know if it's fraud-related or whatever. Clearly, they're being silently and illegally installed, at a minimum, for personal profit and they may also involve fraud or exploitation. I think the next week is going be the most telling and the most significant in terms of risk.