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Trustworthy Computing At One Year
ackthpt writes "One year ago Bill Gates issued forth an email directing the company to work toward Trustworthy Computing, making Microsoft operating systems, applications and services secure and reliable. Where is that effort at today? vnunet has this Q&A with Microsoft security chief Stuart Okin. Slow, steady progress seems to be the result. They've targeted Security, Privacy, Reliability and Business Integrity, but so far have had a go at Privacy. Okin indicates the strategy may take 5 to 15 years, but more immediate milestones are targeted within the next two years and focusing on reducing vulnerabilities in the next version of Windows, rather than attempting to fix 2000 or XP. I'd chalk this up as a frank and honest interview, rather than madly spun, and paints a picture of the massive cat herding effort undertaken."
There are also those who have nothing against success, but do have a problem with being gouged by Convicted Monopolists (tm) selling insecure bloatware.
There are no known ways to herd a cat. Now, if you're talking about skinning it ...
Cyde Weys Musings - Scrutinizing the inscrutable
It may not have been hacked, but while you were sleeping Microsoft sucked all the content off your hard drive. Oops, I mean, they updated your OS for you.
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Yes he is. He's an asshole (and look at my sig when I say that). They could have named any other of their VPs to that position, and they picked the worst possible one. He has an alarming propensity to trip over his own FUD, as it were.