[Info-vax] OpenVMS x64 Atom project

[Simon Clubley]

On 2021-06-03, Dave Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
> On 6/3/2021 8:11 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>> VMS is missing security protections common in other operating systems.
>
> You mean all those "secure" systems that are constantly being hacked, 
> invaded with ransomware and such.  Are those the "common security 
> protections" you're talking about?
>
> Perhaps I'd rather be not as "secure" ...
>

Those operating systems are being probed on a daily basis by an entire
army of security researchers who are very good at what they do.

How long do you think VMS would survive if it was exposed to that
level of probing on a daily basis ?

>> Anyone saying the above does not have a clue about what is required
>> on the desktop or what is standard on other operating systems when
>> it comes to security.
>
> "Standard" as in "known how to hack"?  Perhaps it's time for another 
> direction?
>

Security by obscurity is not real security.

It only gives (wrongly) the illusion of security to some people.

Simon.

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