Re: New worm--no excuses this time [Fwd: Fw: [TECH UPDATE]] (fwd)

[Ron DuFresne <dufresne () winternet com>]

> > *** Welcome to ZDNet's Tech Update Today for Thu., August 14, 2003
> >
> > New worm--no excuses this time
> >
> > Like a Frankenstein's monster of code, MSBlast consists of several
> > programs cobbled together to do one job: spread across the Internet to
> > target a denial of service attack on Microsoft. CNET News.com's Charles
> > Cooper says that after two decades' worth of Swiss cheese software
> > security, Microsoft has run out of excuses. Or have they? Microsoft's
> > chief security strategist said this week that "half of all crashes in
> > Windows are caused not by Microsoft code, but third-party code." Tell
> > that to David Coursey, who details his trip to Windows hell.
> > > READ FULL REPORT
> > http://ct.com.com/click?q=c8-2lPnQWOJMbSSiigPnopPTPuaHjFR
> >
> > Dan Farber's modest proposal: Should Microsoft pay your security patch
> > costs?
> > http://ct.com.com/click?q=55-TAHaIKJ.cIi.kPFjf10RXYVAdjyR




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