Chris Dunford >> "Microsoft is to pull out all the stops in a bid to >> lock down security on its products, considered by >> many as the company's Achilles heel." >> "Chairman and founder Bill Gates has called for a >> fundamental shift to focus on improved security >> against hackers and viruses."
>> "In a memo sent to the US firm's 47,000 employees, >> Mr Gates said that locking down Microsoft's products, >> a strategy he has dubbed 'trustworthy computing', ... " > Yes, a "focus on improved security" obviously means "We > will find and fix every possible vulnerability in > millions of lines of code, and, from now on, no security > issues will ever be reported." A 17 year old bug should've been code that's undergone repeated inspections and testing. I don't know what the details are, but I wonder if it's a typical buffer over-run flaw? -- Take care | This clown speaks for himself, his job doesn't Wayne D. | supply this, at least not directly When in doubt, form a committee ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
