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The Costs of Patching

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the we-all-have-t1s-now-anyway-right dept.

prestidigital writes "vnunet has a brief but interesting article in which Craig Fiebig, general manager of Microsoft's security business unit, is quoted as saying "In dollar terms, patching is the most expensive security measures and keeping your antivirus descriptions up to date is the least." That seems like an important statement coming from a company who's patches are possibly responsible for 45% of traffic on some networks."

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  1. ummm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    what happened?

  2. could it be? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    frost pist? i probably fail it....

  3. Patches save money by Pay+The+Fuck+Up! · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    and you cheap bastards can find all the patches you need at this web site.

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    Pay the fuck up!
  4. patch this??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    did I fail? hmm...???

  5. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I can get two first posts in one day? You're slacking, people!

  6. FIRST POST by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    DOES IT RUN LINUX

  7. Microsoft security cost me my job!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  8. My next Slashdot post will be ready soon by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    but subscribers can beat the rush and see it early!