[Info-vax] OpenVMS x64 Atom project

[Dave Froble]

On 6/3/2021 1:23 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> 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.
>

Not being hacked is usually better than being hacked ...

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