Re: Operating Systems Security, "Microsoft Security, baby steps"

[Ben Laurie <ben () algroup co uk>]

Schmehl, Paul L wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com 
> > [mailto:full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com] On Behalf Of 
> > Todd Burroughs
> > Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 2:17 AM
> > To: full-disclosure () lists netsys com
> > Subject: [Full-disclosure] Operating Systems Security, 
> > "Microsoft Security, baby steps"
> >
> > Updating any OS is a pain in the ass, but all of them have 
> > flaws and need to be updated.  I find that at least with the 
> > UNIX-like ones, you can go on the Net and do your updates 
> > faster than you get rooted.
>
>
> This is foolish thinking.  Do you really think that, when a patch comes
> out, *then* the hackers start working on exploits?  The exploits were
> being used *long* before the patch comes out.  The only thing a patch
> gets you is protection against *future* hack attempts against *that*
> weakness.

This is demonstrably not true - it depends who finds the problem.

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