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Trustworthy Computing At One Year

Posted by timothy on from the still-an-infant dept.

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."

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  1. Trustworthy computing @ Microsoft? by naNoox · · Score: 0, Troll

    Isn't that an oxymoron? Nanoox

  2. Re:In the real world by The+Bungi · · Score: 0, Troll
    I set up a new box with Windows XP server. [...] the new service pack and all the latest patches from windows update.

    BWAHAHAHAH!!! Bullshit. There's no "XP server", asswipe. There's Windows 2003 Server, which is still in beta and therefore not supported by PSS and therefore has no updates or patches.

    If you setup a web server with IIS on Windows XP Pro, assuming you found a way to get over the 10 connection limit (you did, no?), you installed "all the patches", and you still got hacked, then you're not lying, you're just stupid.

    I can't believe FUD drivel like this gets modded up.

  3. Except for MS-SQL, of course by sharkey · · Score: 0, Troll
    The problem with Microsoft is because we have a big deployment base out there, we go very, very public with any vulnerability, with patches.

    Those are such secret bugs/patches, Microsoft doesn't even tell their OWN admins.

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    "Outlook not so good." That magic 8-ball knows everything! I'll ask about Exchange Server next.
  4. None of you would be here without... by Superfreaker · · Score: 0, Troll

    Windows 95 !!!

    'Cept you damn Vax people. But then again, you aren't really "people" are you?

  5. MS and Privacy by edward.virtually@pob · · Score: 0, Troll

    MS's true concern (lack thereof) for user privacy is covered in http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/26/132023 1&mode=thread&tid=109&tid=158
    which refers to the spyware built into Windows Update. Those who trust MS are fools. The only secure Windows box is one behind a firewall that prohibits it from making connections to the Internet.

  6. Trustworthy Plataforms... by gmuslera · · Score: 0, Troll

    ... should be the ones without Microsoft behind.