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....versions of PointCast, Marimba, Netscape Communicator 4.0, and Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, are to be disabled from Air Force network installations. The memo says: Currently, these technologies introduce security risks and impact data throughput on our networks than cannot be tolerated. [1]. The risk is that pushpull technology can be used to automatically schedule downloads of untrusted executables onto sensitive systems. Provided that Web service is provided to internal users, firewalls are currently ineffective in preventing malicious executables from downloading, installing, and ....
Edupage Editors. Air force thinks push-pull technology too risky. RISKS Digest, 19(57), January 25 1998.
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