>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/26/AR20080426 >00260.html
The article tries too hard for drama, fortunately some less-prominent facts are in there too. The Firefox and Safari vulnerabilities were discoveded and patched before there were any exploits. He makes a strange assertion that is somehow bad. That software will have vulnerabilities is a given. To have vulnerabilities patched before they can be exploited should be met with praise, not derision. He makes a strange assertion that a browser that you don't know you have installed and therefore never use could somehow cause your computer to be attacked. Looks to me like the reporter does not have a firm grasp on how computers work. He spends half the article on zero-day Office vulnerabilities but is unclear about which versions have which problems. The main thrust seems to be that Vista is the safest way to avoid scary problems. Is this MS using insecurity as a marketing tool? I hope this writer is quickly transferred to the obituary desk where he can do less harm. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
