RM wrote:

> This is amazing: not what the US government is telling people to do,
> but that people are so "sheepy" in doing so.

The perceived political/sociological aspects are beyond the scope of this list, but to be clear the ongoing program of providing notice of security vulnerabilities in widely-used systems is beyond doubt a valuable public service.

It's best when this information is provided by the software vendor themselves. But having a public agency also provide notice of security risks is exactly what we hire them to do.


> The simple fact is that all versions of Windows are 'compromised'
> in terms of internet security unless one takes a considerable amount
> of trouble to harden one's system.

All systems have vulnerabilities, and require prudent use. Windows since the v7 kernel forward is pretty good, with most exploits in the wild being dependent on imprudent user habits, same as with exploits for Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android.


> If one does that then Quicktime shouldn't present a problem.

Not necessarily. The true scope of vulnerabilities in any complex system is largely unknown. What becomes known when a complex system reaches EOL is that once the next vulnerability is discovered it will remain unpatched.

The unknowns are why it's critically important to only use currently-supported software.

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 Richard Gaskin
 Fourth World Systems
 Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web
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