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Looking Back At Windows Security In 2003

thebatlab writes "Help Net Security has an interesting look at security in Windows during 2003, with various blurbs from related parties at Microsoft as well as security 'bigwigs' such as Russ Cooper. It's interesting to read the comments from external parties, as they tend to be very reasoned comments and don't simply attack away over recent 'indiscretions' and 'security lapses' Microsoft has had over the year."

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  1. Looking Back At Windows Security In 2003 by Pingular · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    or lack therof.

    --

    When anger rises, think of the consequences.
    Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC)
  2. Looking Back At Windows Security In 2003 by ChaoticChaos · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    There was some?

    Huh. This should make for a tiny featurette.

  3. Windows security indeed. by ADOT+Troll · · Score: -1, Flamebait
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  4. patching by name773 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    what's the big deal? you have to restart a Windows server every week anyway.

  5. Re:Hail to the new troll, same as the old troll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    What the fuck is a Virii you stupid fuck?

  6. you know by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    if windows really was as bad as you say it is, it wouldnt' be in NINETY PERCENT of all desktops.

  7. Slashdot harps on this topic to a fault. by God+Hates+Liberals · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Apart from the existing sections, I wish I could filter 'Section of things slashdot repeats ad nauseum.'

    Could someone please begin implementation?

  8. Re:Slashdottism by Cyno · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    just commenting on your sig..

    Capitalism turns productive citizens into tax-slaves.

    Productive citizens come from a certain type of environment. That environment has things like education, freedom and property. Enough property that it doesn't appear to be "poor".

    Add capitalism into the mix and we get what we have here today, which is the way we wants it, so now we gets it.

    Life is time, time is money..

    Money is symbolic of value and so it inherently has no value of its own. Its a variable.

    Both life and time are infinitely valuable to someone who wants to live but has run out of time.

    On your death bed how much would you be willing to pay to get back all the time you spent paying taxes and bills and managing your money? Would you even consider trading capitalism itself for just a little more time?

    What if stress kills us slowly or shortens our lifespan? I wonder if anyone would be willing to trade all the stress caused by capitalism and christmas and property and keeping-up-with-the-joneses and bills and taxes and work and rush hour..

    At least I can take some comforting knowing we will all be there in line wasting those precious seconds of our life together, just waiting..

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  9. Oxymoron--M$ Security by behoward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Every time I read another story about security holes in M$ crap I feel really good about sticking with Apple during the dark days of the mid 90's. Now I have OS X, XTools, UNIX, awesome software like iTunes, and no worries whatsoever about virus or worm infections as I do not have any M$ bugware like IE or Office on my Powerbook. Of course I pay a little more for the Mac, but I consider it small change for the right to gloat. And no that is not gloats.ex! Flame away, my Mac can take the heat.