Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Latest Windows hole the last straw

I usually like articles that are written by Stan Beer from ITWire but I just don't agree with this one.

He ends his piece by saying:
For many Windows users who have been hacked and had their systems compromised despite their best efforts at protecting their systems, at least some must be now wondering whether it is time to consider looking into whether there is a safer alternative.
Truth be told, there is not a safer alternative. Yup, Windows does get hit and so do all the others. And as the others grow, so won't the number of hits they get. What I like is that Microsoft is continually going after the flaws...every Tuesday we get an update. Do you really think another solution would be that aggressive in giving updates...I think not!

Read Stan's article here....what do you think?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I think MS gets *way* too much flack for their security shortcomings. Over the last 2 - 3 years they have made huge efforts and great strides in improving security. As you mentioned, they should also be applauded for their consistent and open approach to vulnerabilities and patching. We know that 2nd Tuesday of each month, updates are released. Other 'out-of-band' patches are released when required. Compare this open approach with that of Oracle, who have no patching schedule, and who have recently tended to release batches of 70 and more patches for *major* vulnerabilities all in one go, with poor communication etc. Or Cisco, or various others who seem to be much less open and do much less to collaborate with IT departmnets and users, but never seem to get all the criticism that people so quickly heap on Microsoft.

Andre said...

I agree - I for one have never been "hacked". I don't know anyone that has for that matter and if you are dumb enough to open an attachment from spam email, well who's fault is that?
Microsoft has done a great job putting out and communicating patches.
I guess it has always been easy to dump on Microsoft.
You also rarely hear anything about other products vulnerabilities. Take Firefox for example.