On Fri, 24 Dec 2010 11:23:05 +0000 Adam Bower adam@thebowery.co.uk allegedly wrote:
What I'm saying is... why would a corporate desktop which may have locked down access to the internet be a better target than a linux server on a fast gigabit link.
Because of the bozo at the keyboard. Social engineering is highly sophisticated and it works.
I'm not sure that there are /that/ many companies out there with 250,000 desktop computers in their inventory. You'll still find that number will be dwarfed by the number of desktops in smaller companies.
There are a surprising number of multi nationals with huge desktop estates.
Mick
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