| ActiveMac | Anonymous | Create a User | Reviews | News | Forums | Advertise |
|
|
|
User Controls |
|
New User |
|
Login |
|
Edit/View My Profile |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ActiveMac |
|
Articles |
|
Forums |
|
Links |
|
News |
|
News Search |
|
Reviews |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
News Centers |
|
Windows/Microsoft |
|
DVD |
|
ActiveHardware |
|
Xbox |
|
MaINTosh |
|
News Search |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ANet Chats |
|
The Lobby |
|
Special Events Room |
|
Developer's Lounge |
|
XBox Chat |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FAQ's |
|
Windows 98/98 SE |
|
Windows 2000 |
|
Windows Me |
|
Windows "Whistler" XP |
|
Windows CE |
|
Internet Explorer 6 |
|
Internet Explorer 5 |
|
Xbox |
|
DirectX |
|
DVD's |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TopTechTips |
|
Registry Tips |
|
Windows 95/98 |
|
Windows 2000 |
|
Internet Explorer 4 |
|
Internet Explorer 5 |
|
Windows NT Tips |
|
Program Tips |
|
Easter Eggs |
|
Hardware |
|
DVD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Latest Reviews |
|
Applications |
|
Microsoft Windows XP Professional |
|
Norton SystemWorks 2002 |
|
|
|
Hardware |
|
Intel Personal Audio Player 3000 |
|
Microsoft Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Site News/Info |
|
About This Site |
|
Affiliates |
|
ANet Forums |
|
Contact Us |
|
Default Home Page |
|
Link To Us |
|
Links |
|
Member Pages |
|
Site Search |
|
Awards |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credits |
 |
Is Microsoft Serious About Security? | |
|
||
| Time: 11:41 EST/16:41 GMT | News Source: IDG | Posted By: Byron Hinson | ||
|
A string of new security alerts from software maker Microsoft this week has prominent industry analysts and security experts predicting that the company's goal of making its software secure may remain elusive. In January, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates outlined a new Trustworthy Computing initiative, promising to make security a top priority in Microsoft's software development--trumping even functionality. Microsoft had long been criticized within the industry for software development practices that often favored functionality and convenience over security. | ||
|
Write Comment
Return to News |
Displaying 1 through 25 of 140 Last | Next |
The time now is
4:33:40 PM
ET.
Any comment problems? E-mail us |
| #1 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 10/4/2002 12:06:54 PM |
|
Yeah, the best way to handle security vulnerabilities is to not publish patches!
|
| #2 By 20 (24.243.41.64) at 10/4/2002 12:59:49 PM |
|
The number of patches being release should show that MS is serious.
The real question is: Is IDG serious about journalism? |
| #3 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 10/4/2002 3:42:16 PM |
| lol @ soda and daz. |
| #4 By 61 (65.32.170.1) at 10/4/2002 5:34:28 PM |
|
Well, let's anylize the situation here. The trustworthy computing initiative was put out in the beginning of the year, there aren't yet ANY new products out since then, so, basically, the "journalists" (I use plural because just about every journalist says the same exact thing as this guy) expect the products that Microsoft released before the initiative to be in compliance with the initiative itself, I don't think so....
As said, the fact that there are that many security patches tells you that they are doing what they said. (Of course, any ABMer will try to tell you otherwise, as, with any such mindless drone, they have no concept of reality, and believe that Microsoft can do no good). |
|
Write Comment
Return to News |
Displaying 1 through 25 of 140 Last | Next |
The time now is
4:33:40 PM
ET.
Any comment problems? E-mail us |
