RE: [malware-list] TALPA - a threat model? well sorta.

[Press, Jonathan]

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> To: Press, Jonathan
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> Subject: RE: [malware-list] TALPA - a threat model? well sorta.


> > The problem is that you have to account for the cases where the
malware
> > made it onto the system even if you were trying to catch it ahead of
> > time.  For example:
> >
> > - Administrator turns off or reduces AV protection for some reason
for
> > some period of time.  It happens all the time.
> 
> according to the threat model actions of the administrator do not
matter.

Sorry, I don't know what you mean.

Jon

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