Microsoft Blasted For Lax Security

fducky writes "Once again Microsoft is blasted for lax security. This CNN article cites experts denouncing the recent Microsoft security efforts as rating an 'F'. The recent MS-SQL worm got this most recent round of MS bashing going. Google News has more stories on the subject."

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If I had a nickle for everytime

[The Analog Kid]

there was a post like this, well I'd be richer than Bill Gates himself.

Secure in failure

[Anonymous Coward]

I thought the MS-SQL worm worked in a very secure fashion. The servers offered a service, client worms connected and used it just as the software was designed. What's the problem? All it generated was traffic. From the network's POV, is it really any better if that traffic is /. commentary or pr0n? Or CNN stories?
Also, during the height of worm activity the XP activation servers failed in a secure manner - that it, rather than allowing people to use unlicenced copies of XP willy-nilly, they erred on the side of caution. Note that from Microsoft's POV this is a secure failure mode, and is BY DESIGN.
They're doing exactly what they set out to do, just as they always have. A CNN story won't affect that.

Richard M. Smith

[foolip]

Richard M. Smith, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based computer security consultant

Oh no you don't! Don't think you can fool us with that all too common last name. We know it's you, RMS!

This is news?

[jaavaaguru]

"News for Nerds".

Hmmm... this isn't exactly news to us, is it?

Thank Illiad

[EvilTwinSkippy]

Ah internet comics[userfriedly.org]

The bottom line is...

[Darwin X]

The Microsoft security strategy is much like the idea of going to a crowded beach and leaving your wallet in your shoe. Just my two cents...