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Microsoft's Security Report Card
Decaffeinated Jedi writes "In January 2002, Microsoft launched an initiative called 'Trustworthy Computing' aimed at building better security into its products. It's now two years later, and News.com serves up a report card evaluating Microsoft's efforts. Kevin Kean, a group manager at Microsoft's Security Response Center, points out that customers are better off now than they were before the company made the move to refocus on security issues. An analyst quoted in the article, Stephen O'Grady, agrees that he would give Microsoft 'improved marks,' but also notes that the company is not yet where it needs to be in terms of security. He goes on to suggest, however, that 'the numbers indicate that they are at least taking it seriously.' It sounds like Microsoft might have earned itself an Incomplete on this report card."
Going from an F- to an F+ isn't something to get excited about.
now that i'm an MCP (sucks huh?) i'll be trying to get as many people away from the Microsoft platform to something more secure at every opportunity i can get :)
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i'm calling myself a trojan horse
Don't call me back. Give me a call back. Bye. So yeah. But bye our, well, but alright we are on a shirt this chill.
Funny, it seems to imply in the news.com article that less advisories are better than more... hell, I think my ol' comp running win98 went for many months last year without a single advisory notice when I clicking into the Windows update site. Pfft. So therefore win98 is safer than Server 2003... :P
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I thought an Incomplete actually counted as an F.
I think the appropriate grade for this would be an IP (in progress).
It's about as big an oxymoron as Microsoft Works.
Striking fear in the authors of godawful fanfiction, I am here, appearing in darkness, Tuxedo Jack!
Wow. I think we found our textbook definition of a strawman argument. I'm gonna use this for future reference.
Microsoft don't see a bug which could be used to trick people out of their hard earned cash as a Critical problem?
They wouldn't see it as a bug, heck that's exactly what Microsoft have been doing to their customers for years!
Oh - I thought you said "at that point where we can throw it away and forget about it."
- Tell the Air Force to secure a building, and they'll lock the doors and windows.
- tell the Army to secure the same building, and they'll post and roam guards.
- Tell the Marines to secure it, and they'll run in shooting and kill all the AF and USA guys.
Where does MS fall on that scale?Put identity in the browser.
SEMESTER 2, 2003
PRODUCTIVITY 101 3 HRS 80% C
ECONOMICS 307 3 HRS 100% A
CREATIVITY 92 3 HRS 67% D
GOV'T STUDIES 203 3 HRS 100% A
COSC 507 ADVANCED 3 HRS 78% C
MONO 302 3 HRS 100% A
BORE 405 3 HRS 100% A
THFT 305 3 HRS 100% A
LIES 205 3 HRS 100% A
SCUR 101 3 HRS 20% F
MONO 400 3 HRS 100% A
CONV 101 3 HRS 10% F
HID 205 3 HRS 70% C
OVERALL AVG. 78% C
This explains why mediocre rules the market.
Microsoft BS7799 certified?
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O'Grady, agrees that he would give Microsoft 'improved marks,'
Have to agree there. Two years ago, it would have been a solid F (us) or 6 (de). Today it's an E (us) or 5 (de).
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An incomplete after a while becomes an F at most colleges....and since it's been going on for more than two years.
The first rule of MCP club is you do not talk about MCP club.
Now go set up franchises all over the country.
That's not a bug, that's our business plan!