The ISTR report is a marketing tool. But shh, don't tell anybody. However, it's based on real numbers and research, and we put a ton of work into it. So I wouldn't call the "research report" aspect a disguise, it just happens to BE a research report.
Additionally, Symantec didn't say that Windows was more secure, the news article did.
The numbers are all pulled from a public source (SecurityFocus/Bugtraq, which are owned by Symantec). So no, there's no conspiracy. But I'll continue to wear my tinfoil hat.
While I agree for the most part, the report that the summary doesn't reference is actually pretty good. I know, because I was 1/6 of the people who wrote it. And we have nothing to do whatsoever with the people who write the antivirus stuff, we aren't even in the same country.
This article is purely about medium- or high-impact vulnerabilities in the OS or software that comes with the OS that were patched. Unfortunately for Linux, that means almost everything.
You can read the full report here. That's a much better source than the news.
"When the RIAA was ordered to turn over its attorneys' billing records to the defendant's lawyer in Capitol v. Foster, there was speculation that they would never comply with the order. As it turns out they have indeed balked at compliance, saying that they are preparing a motion for a protective order seeking confidentiality (something they could have asked for, but didn't, in their opposition papers to the initial motion). Having none of that, Ms. Foster's lawyer has now made a motion to compel their compliance with the Court's March 15th order."
A link to a Slashdot article that was referred to. A link to a list of PDFs for all the motions and whatnot. And a link to the pdf for the specific motion. Are you complaining that they didn't link to a biased news story?
There's a bit of an issue there for me. I have a chronically bad memory, and I forget most things within an hour after I hear them, unless they're written down. So if I don't take notes in a meeting and you ask me about something in a hallway afterwards, I may not remember or be able to remember it, no matter how close attention I was paying.
I'm not a neat person, but I do have to keep things in predictable places to stop them from being lost, and I do have to take notes to remind myself what I was supposed to do. It's not because I'm organized, it's a way to cope.
Over the next few days, as the department, the division and consultants from Microsoft Corp. and Dell Inc. labored to retrieve the data, it became obvious the worst-case scenario was at hand.
Zapp: "Rock crushes scissors! But paper covers rock. And scissors cuts paper! Kif, we have a conundrum." Kif: *sigh* Zapp: "Search them for paper! And... bring me a rock!"
They won't care, because they're still getting their monthly registration fees, so it's not like they're losing money on the deal.
And by the way, not all good domains are taken. I recently registered http://www.skullsecurity.org/ (and.com,.net). I thought that was a pretty sweet domain!
Oh my God, you know what this means, don't you? I'm going to have to re-install Sim City 2000, and waste another good chunk of my life, just to try that!
Let's put it another way: if there was an anti-sun with an anti-solar system, exactly like Earth but with every particle the inverse of our Earth, they would be exactly the same. (Even when they eventually met and obliterated each other -- matter blows up antimatter just as well as antimatter blows up matter.)
But wait.... how do we know we are the real matter and they are the anti-matter? Perhaps we've been the anti-matter all along! *creepy music plays*
Slashdot Mirror
Don't forget watermelon-colored!
Hey guys, where are all the +5 Funny-rated "In Soviet Russia...." jokes? I was looking forward to them!
I think that they're more likely to change the current definition of evil to not include what the company does, not vice versa. But that's just me.
Why make billions when we can make.... millions?
Hey, you're only half right!
The ISTR report is a marketing tool. But shh, don't tell anybody. However, it's based on real numbers and research, and we put a ton of work into it. So I wouldn't call the "research report" aspect a disguise, it just happens to BE a research report.
Additionally, Symantec didn't say that Windows was more secure, the news article did.
That metric was never intended to show the security of the OS, it's unfortunate that it was interpreted that way.
The numbers are all pulled from a public source (SecurityFocus/Bugtraq, which are owned by Symantec). So no, there's no conspiracy. But I'll continue to wear my tinfoil hat.
To be fair, Symantec didn't call Windows "more secure", the news article did.
Symantec's Report
While I agree for the most part, the report that the summary doesn't reference is actually pretty good. I know, because I was 1/6 of the people who wrote it. And we have nothing to do whatsoever with the people who write the antivirus stuff, we aren't even in the same country.
This article is purely about medium- or high-impact vulnerabilities in the OS or software that comes with the OS that were patched. Unfortunately for Linux, that means almost everything.
You can read the full report here. That's a much better source than the news.
- Alienate your customers
- ???
- Profit!
Currently, they're on step 2...A link to a Slashdot article that was referred to. A link to a list of PDFs for all the motions and whatnot. And a link to the pdf for the specific motion. Are you complaining that they didn't link to a biased news story?
I'm not a neat person, but I do have to keep things in predictable places to stop them from being lost, and I do have to take notes to remind myself what I was supposed to do. It's not because I'm organized, it's a way to cope.
Maybe a little picky, but we (SecurityFocus) just turned 7, so this is actually the 84'th month.
Easy, be a writer. I tell people that I use Slashdot for research, so I can read it all day with impunity!
Zapp: "Rock crushes scissors! But paper covers rock. And scissors cuts paper! Kif, we have a conundrum." ... bring me a rock!"
Kif: *sigh*
Zapp: "Search them for paper! And
return !proven && !disproven
And by the way, not all good domains are taken. I recently registered http://www.skullsecurity.org/ (and .com, .net). I thought that was a pretty sweet domain!
Oh my God, you know what this means, don't you? I'm going to have to re-install Sim City 2000, and waste another good chunk of my life, just to try that!
In any case, my need for a shark-reference in here has been fulfilled. Happy days!
But wait.... how do we know we are the real matter and they are the anti-matter? Perhaps we've been the anti-matter all along! *creepy music plays*
Depending on what they're wearing, I can offer you up to $1000/photo.
Am I the only one who had to stop and think, "Ok 14 atoms of carbon combined with..... what the hell element is 'L'?"
One thing I wondered about that: if wifi was built into cars, would laptops then have to compensate for the Doppler Effect?