Comments on: Skype and Critical Mass http://www.veracode.com/blog/2007/08/skype-and-critical-mass/ Application security testing, analysis, and metrics Tue, 15 May 2012 22:16:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: LonerVamp http://www.veracode.com/blog/2007/08/skype-and-critical-mass/comment-page-1/#comment-545 LonerVamp Mon, 20 Aug 2007 21:55:20 +0000 http://www.veracode.com/blog/?p=56#comment-545 Even at default times, only x amount of people in that timezone could possibly be rebooting all at once. That certainly cannot account for millions. And that certainly should not account for an entire infrastructure being affected, even if distributed. If that were true, are P2Ps buckling? Or better yet, should everyone be far more wary about their use of and dependence on such a brittle system that relies entirely on its users? No, I think all of this is the lesser of two choices, namely to admit Skype has been hacked/DOSed or just had an availability spurt with Patch Tuesday conveniently nearby... Skype's security has long been their biggest issue, both with detractors and with backers. Even at default times, only x amount of people in that timezone could possibly be rebooting all at once. That certainly cannot account for millions.

And that certainly should not account for an entire infrastructure being affected, even if distributed. If that were true, are P2Ps buckling? Or better yet, should everyone be far more wary about their use of and dependence on such a brittle system that relies entirely on its users?

No, I think all of this is the lesser of two choices, namely to admit Skype has been hacked/DOSed or just had an availability spurt with Patch Tuesday conveniently nearby… Skype’s security has long been their biggest issue, both with detractors and with backers.

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