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The Insecurity of Security Software

Posted by Zonk on from the save-me-from-myself dept.

H316 writes "BusinessWeek is reporting that, despite a number of software products meant to safeguard Windows PCs from harm, a rising number of them endanger their hosts because of poor design and flaws. From the article: 'A new Yankee Group report, to be released June 20, shows the number of vulnerabilities found in security products increasing sharply for the third straight year -- and for the first time surpassing those found in all Microsoft products.'"

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  1. First post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First post!

  2. fuCk! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    another spe3ial Suffering *BSD As possible? How all; in order to go

  3. parse error... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    whew.... that was close, my brain threw an exception error....