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Microsoft's commitment to OS security questioned

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edited February 2004 in Science & Tech
Last week, research firm Gartner issued a note that has raised serious questions about Microsoft's internal commitment to rid its operating systems of security holes.

[blockquote]The report from Gartner was spurred by the Abstract Syntax Notation vulnerability which Microsoft made public and issued a corrective patch for earlier this week. The vulnerability affects most every modern version of the Windows operating system and most security experts agree systems that aren't quickly patched are at high risk of hacker attacks or a quick-spreading Internet worm.
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  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    Microsoft seems to be screwed no matter which way they slice it.

    Even without statistics, we can tell that Microsoft's release of patches that fix security holes has significantly increased since they committed to this endeavour. Yet people still bitch.

    So they release a few, and you bitch. They release a lot, and you bitch. STFU.
  • CammanCamman NEW! England Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    I'm gonna have to go ahead and agree with Thrax.

    Damned it you do, damned if you don't.
  • croc_croc_ New
    edited February 2004
    Make Windows free. I bet people will be happy for a while.
  • pseudonympseudonym Michigan Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    Agree with Thrax on this one. These people can bitch when THEY develop and market the most widely used OS on the planet, and then they can try and fix the problems. Not as easy as hitting the spellcheck button now is it??

    It's also rather hard to keep all the holes closed on release when every a$$hole with no life on the planet is looking for them.
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