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MS Security Chief: Windows Never Exploited Until Patch Available

Posted by michael on from the if-you-say-so dept.

BenBenBen writes "The head of Microsoft's security business and technology unit states that Windows is never vulnerable until a patch appears, and that releasing patches is what causes exploits to be developed. Good quotes: 'We have never had vulnerabilities exploited before the patch was known', and '[he] could only think of one instance when a vulnerability was exploited before a patch was available'. Erm..."

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  1. Re:Oh really? by Planesdragon · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    "The Earth is flat."

    Do you mean flat-no-ridges, flat-not-a-sphere, or "effectively flat?" 'cause no one ever believed the first one, and the third is still in effect.

    "The Sky is green."

    Been smoking pot again?

    "Earth is the center of the universe."

    Considering the universe is expanding in every direction at FTL speeds, Earth is as good third-place choice for the center, and is a practical center if you're not doing space travel.

    So, let me get this straight, Windows will become more secure if Microsoft stops issuing patches? :-)

    No. If MS stops issuing patches, people will stop writing (as many) exploits.

  2. Re:Oh really? by hsidhu · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    You Sir are a god damn moron. You took a funny and insightful post and just raped it.

    How can you qualify this statement, "No. If MS stops issuing patches, people will stop writing (as many) exploits."

    Umm, if there are no exploits to begin with, then why does microsoft need to issue a patch?