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MS Security Guy Wants Vista Bugs Rated Down

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the grass-is-greener-on-his-side dept.

jcatcw writes "Gregg Keizer reports that Michael Howard, an MS senior security program manager, says that the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) is being too conservative in its Vista vulnerability rating plans. Microsoft's own bug hunters should cut Windows Vista some slack and rate its vulnerabilities differently because of the operating system's new, baked-in defenses."

5 of 167 comments (clear)

  1. Michael howard by Ramble · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    According to Michael Howard my post has been downgraded to only second post.

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  2. Cut my Moose-Turd pie a little slack, won't ya? by sizzzzlerz · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    After all, I just baked it.

  3. Next your bug reports will be Unpatriotic. by AHuxley · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    In Capitalist Redmond Michael Howard pours water on your bug reports.
    In Free Iraq Microsoft bug reports make CIA pour water on you.

    Every time you report... NSA needs a cpu.
    Please, think of the NSA.

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  4. I want YOU... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ... To waste your precious mod points by modding this post OT.

  5. I take it... by jrothwell97 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    ...that's not the Michael Howard who Paxman asked 12 times whether he threatened to overrule Derek Lewis... Thank goodness it's not the same person.

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