Comments on: Cisco ISO leak http://www.p2pnet.net/story/1469 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/1469/comment-page-1#comment-2032 Reader's Write Wed, 19 May 2004 16:59:53 +0000 #comment-2032 Not quite "the" Microsoft, more "the" IBM. They have their share of urbis, but unlike M$, Cisco can (sometimes) pick a good idea, buy the company and make it a very good thing (TM) instead of just killing it. It was like this with VOIP IP Phones, they bought a company (can't remember the name) and in 6/12 mounths Cisco had VOIP in almost all platforms and the IP Phones were selling like crazy. We all know what M$ uses to do... Oh! And Cisco have a hell of a support. They really try to help you, and if you move enough $$$ they even make customized IOS versions for you (aka "fix THAT bug in THAT version with THIS set of features). It's easy to think that CISCO and Microsoft are alike just because both are trying for world domination in their fields. Without the compilers, linkers and all the libs I don't belive that the code helps THAT much in finding vulnerabilities. If "they" got everything and "they" can build and run IOS versions at will than yes, but if all "they" can do is look at the source code than I don't think we'll be seeing an outburst of Cisco vuln soon. Not quite “the” Microsoft, more “the” IBM.
They have their share of urbis, but unlike M$, Cisco can (sometimes) pick a good idea, buy the company and make it a very good thing (TM) instead of just killing it. It was like this with VOIP IP Phones, they bought a company (can’t remember the name) and in 6/12 mounths Cisco had VOIP in almost all platforms and the IP Phones were selling like crazy. We all know what M$ uses to do…
Oh! And Cisco have a hell of a support. They really try to help you, and if you move enough $$$ they even make customized IOS versions for you (aka “fix THAT bug in THAT version with THIS set of features).

It’s easy to think that CISCO and Microsoft are alike just because both are trying for world domination in their fields.

Without the compilers, linkers and all the libs I don’t belive that the code helps THAT much in finding vulnerabilities. If “they” got everything and “they” can build and run IOS versions at will than yes, but if all “they” can do is look at the source code than I don’t think we’ll be seeing an outburst of Cisco vuln soon.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/1469/comment-page-1#comment-2031 Reader's Write Wed, 19 May 2004 12:59:37 +0000 #comment-2031 I think he means IOS leak surely?! It's about time Cisco got hit, they ARE the Microsoft of the networking business. I think he means IOS leak surely?!

It’s about time Cisco got hit, they ARE the Microsoft of the networking business.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/1469/comment-page-1#comment-2021 Reader's Write Tue, 18 May 2004 21:57:24 +0000 #comment-2021 its called damage control and soothing the masses, very similar to the recent vuln in the TCP/IP protocol and how it was handled. Can't have us panicking now can they ;) its called damage control and soothing the masses, very similar to the recent vuln in the TCP/IP protocol and how it was handled. Can’t have us panicking now can they ;)

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/1469/comment-page-1#comment-2020 Reader's Write Tue, 18 May 2004 20:42:20 +0000 #comment-2020 You don't need hardware to look at the source code for potential attack points either. You don’t need hardware to look at the source code for potential attack points either.

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