Microsoft Plans An Overhaul For Patch System

sckienle writes "ZD-Net has an article about Microsoft's plans to overhaul their patch system. 'Ninety-five percent of attacks happen after a patch for a known software vulnerability has been issued' says Scott Charney, chief trustworthy computing strategist at Microsoft. Basically, Scott is promoting the idea that Microsoft can do a better job, in many ways, so people will trust and be able to install patches quickly. Microsoft has a transcript of Scott Charney's talk on their site." As reader sweeney37 summarizes, " Microsoft's plan is to reduce the patch installers from eight to two, they want to have one patch installer specifically for the OS side and one specifically for the applications." Sweeney37 points out this InformationWeek article on the planned change.

Comments

now?

[CptChipJew]

"We are now doing security audits on all our products as part of development."

No comment necessary =)

MS Patch

[CySurflex]

I've tried the MS Patch system to rid myself of the MS-addiction, but even with the patch I find myself waking up at night and installing windows 98.

Maybe with this overhaul they'll come out with better microtine patches and I'll be able to look my friends and family in the eyes, once again.

Re:Automated patches for pirated copies?

[ramzak2k]

I was thinking to myself that this probably won't help me any, since I have a pirated copy of XP

Dude , i suggest you remove the URL to your website. It is not that difficult to find your address.

Path, According to Webster

[jabbadabbadoo]

patch1 ( P )

"A small piece of material affixed to another, larger piece to conceal, reinforce, or repair a worn area, hole, or tear. "

- or -

"Computer Science. A piece of code added to software in order to fix a bug, especially as a temporary correction between two releases. "

Temporary correction... Microsoft, I'm afraid, took this literally.