MS Security Chief: Windows Never Exploited Until Patch Available

["Bradley, Terry (CONTR)" <Terry.Bradley () cifa mil>]

This just in from Slashdot:

 

"The head of Microsoft's security business and technology unit states
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3485972.stm>  that Windows is
never vulnerable until a patch appears, and that releasing patches is
what causes exploits to be developed. Good quotes: 'We have never had
vulnerabilities exploited before the patch was known', and '[he] could
only think of one instance when a vulnerability was exploited before a
patch was available'. Erm..."

 

tb

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