Re: Microsoft SDL report card

[security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>]

: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=918179a7-61c9-487a-a2e2-8da73fb9eade

: Microsoft has made huge strides since the days of CodeRed, NIMDA and 
: Slammer.  The best part of what they're doing is being very open about 
: the progress they are making and the approach that seems to be working 
: for them.  I, for one, would love to see other reports like this issued 
: by software vendors.

Is "no CodeRed/NIMDA/Slammer worms lately" really the bar we're using for 
judging success?

Circumstancial evidence suggests Microsoft's SDLC isn't making much 
progress (e.g., 2011-02-08, 2010-12-14):

http://osvdb.org/search?search[vuln_title]=microsoft&search[text_type]=titles

Specifically, not just the amount of vulnerabilities but the types. Things 
don't appear to have changed much over the years.
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