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Reliance On MS A Danger To National Security

Posted by timothy on from the well-duh dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A panel of leading security experts Wednesday blasted Microsoft for vulnerabilities in its software, and warned that reliance on the Redmond, Wash.-based developer's software is a danger to both enterprises and national security." (Even OpenBSD might be bad if it was the only game in town.) M : The report (pdf) makes good reading.

9 of 465 comments (clear)

  1. I for one, by tarquin_fim_bim · · Score: 5, Funny

    welcome our new security overlords.

    "We always consider security to be our absolute top priority," - Microsoft spokesman Sean Sundwall

    You mean their proclivity to collect the worlds cash is a secondary mission? Wow, Windows must be like the most impregnable fortress ever, and more.

    1. Re:I for one, by prockcore · · Score: 5, Funny

      "We always consider security to be our absolute top priority," - Microsoft spokesman Sean Sundwall

      You mean their proclivity to collect the worlds cash is a secondary mission?

      He was talking about Financial security.

  2. And in other news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Bears shit in the woods and the Pope turns out to be catholic!

  3. Re:Its easy to blame the product by Alien+Being · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I see no mention that it is the administrators who must share responsibility for the compromises and exploits."

    What would be their fair share? According to MS, it's zero.

  4. Re:Hmmm.... by jbottero · · Score: 5, Funny

    I should stop reading slashdot for a while and get to work.

    GOOD GOD, MAN! Get a hold of yourself! Do you HEAR what you're saying?

  5. Re:It's About Time by MillionthMonkey · · Score: 3, Funny

    In related news...

    Allegations that the new Diebold touch screen voting systems are insecure, because they store votes in an easily modifiable Access .mdb file with no password protection or referential integrity, have been dismissed as sour grapes on the part of the hole punching industry.

    "People love the systems", said a representative for Diebold. "Security and accuracy are guaranteed by pretty flashing lights."

  6. What monoculture? by product+byproduct · · Score: 3, Funny

    Windows XP Professional
    Windows XP Home Edition
    Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
    Windows XP Media Center Edition
    Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
    Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
    Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
    Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
    Windows Small Business Server 2003
    Windows 2000 Professional
    Windows 2000 Server
    Windows 2000 Advanced Server
    Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
    Windows Me
    Windows 98
    Windows 95
    Windows NT Workstation
    Windows NT Server

  7. My favorite quote from the article: by marian · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Ironically, Microsoft's efforts to deny interoperability of Windows with legitimate non-Microsoft applications have created an environment in which Microsoft's program interoperate efficiently only with Internet viruses," said Geer.
    Gotta love it.

    --
    "Suppose you were an idiot..... And suppose you were a member of Congress... But I repeate myself."
  8. Re:"Linux most attacked server" by Tony-A · · Score: 5, Funny

    But every day is I-hate-Microsoft day at Slashdot.
    That's why I'm here.
    Why are you here?