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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:OK by jellomizer · · Score: 0, Troll

    I thought Linux is own by SCO. And you have to pay for these upgrades. You mean that I have been RIPed Off! Man now I am really disapointed.

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  2. Re:Piffle by Ender+Ryan · · Score: 0, Troll
    Jesus Christ on a Crutch, how fucking retarded can you get?

    FWIW, there are still plenty of people using a 2.0 series kernel...

    And second, updating Linux (or ANY nix) isn't anything close to the equiv of upgrading an MS OS.

    Burn karma burn...

    *whisperings about how stupid and ignorant moderators here have become...*

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  3. Re:Piffle by October_30th · · Score: 0, Troll
    2.0.x kernel is alive and well, maintained by David Weinehall, the 2.2.x kernel is alive

    Quite frankly: what a colossal waste of resources.

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  4. Re:Partly right by kidgenius · · Score: 0, Troll

    just to let you know, "virii" is not a word. There is not latin word "virius", so viruses is the proper plural of virus.