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MS To Share Early Flaw Data With Governments

Posted by kdawson on from the for-your-eyes-only dept.

Trailrunner7 writes "Microsoft today announced plans to share pre-patch details on software vulnerabilities with governments around the world under a new program aimed at securing critical infrastructure and government assets from hacker attacks. The program, codenamed Omega, features a 'Defensive Information Sharing Program' that will offer government entities at the national level technical information on vulnerabilities that are being updated in their products." There's a stream the bad guys would dearly love to tap into.

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  1. Microsoft SECURITY is an by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ( for the benefit of those who don't know):

    OXYMORON.

    Anyone who believes Microslops crap about security needs serious medical attention.

    Yours In Smolensk,
    Kilgore Trout, C.E.O.

  2. Slashdot Correction Alert: +5, Jalapeno Special by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    "There's a stream the bad guys would dearly love to tap into."

    should read "There's a stream the bad guys HAVE tapped into.".

    Now go ahead. Mod this post DOWN, lamerz !

    Yours In Odessa,
    Kilgore T., C.I.O.