Microsoft Thursday outlined the next phase of its Trustworthy Computing initiative - one that includes a more "prescriptive" approach.
The Redmond, Wash.-based company said new products going forward, such as its long awaited Windows Server 2003, would include "push" technologies to minimize security problems with its software.
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates issued a 1,500-word e-mail saying "new security risks have emerged on a scale that few in our industry fully anticipated.'' The memo supported future investments in "smart cards" calling passwords "the weak link."
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