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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. What could their motivation be.. by dynamo · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Direct quote from the end of the article
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    "Almost all attacks against our software are against the legacy systems," he said.

    "If you want more secure software, upgrade."

  2. Re:Piffle by Xpilot · · Score: 0, Redundant

    If Linux 2.2.XX had security holes they would say upgrade.

    Bzzzt! Wrong answer. Linux 2.2.xx and even 2.0.xx is still being actively maintained for bugfixes :p

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  3. Re:Oh really? by ChaoticChaos · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Yet another way to look at this is that Microsoft's future direction for security is to not improve the software but to stop issuing patches? LOL!

    ChaoticChaos
    "Some days you just can't ask for a better present than this!"

  4. Re:Oh really? by hoggoth · · Score: 0, Redundant

    > The implication there is that only Microsoft finds exploits.

    I hate to be an instigator... but that sounds like a ch4113ng3 to me...

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  5. Secure Software? by skooba · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "If you want more secure software...", dump Windoze.

  6. Only in Microsoft... by loteck · · Score: 0, Redundant
    are cause and effect reversed. And, of course...

    in Soviet Russia.

  7. Re:Oh really? by abradsn · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Exactly right.