Forwarded from: Ejovi Nuwere <ejoviat_private> Microsoft, Your PC's Security Guard? By Alex Salkever http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/aug2003/tc20030814_6379_tc047.htm While struggling to make its own code tighter, the software giant also appears to be readying a line of antivirus and firewall software In January, 2002, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates declared security to be the new top priority at the world's biggest software maker. In a speech to employees and in a public statement, he declared war on bugs and vowed to shore up product security. Of course, the bugs keep popping up, and serious security vulnerabilities continue to be exploited in Microsoft's ubiquitous operating system and applications. Witness the horrific MSBlaster worm that crashed untold thousands of Windows 2000 and XP machines worldwide during the week of Aug. 11. ejovi nuwere http://www.ejovi.net - ISN is currently hosted by Attrition.org To unsubscribe email majordomoat_private with 'unsubscribe isn' in the BODY of the mail.
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