Re: Microsoft moves beyond patches

[Michael Sinatra <michael () RANCID BERKELEY EDU>]

On Sun, 5 Oct 2003, Joe St Sauver wrote:

> I'd missed this one, but a colleague pointed it out to me...
>
> http://news.com.com/2100-1002_3-5085251.html?tag=st_lh
> "Microsoft moves beyond patches"
>
> "Conceding that its strategy of patching Windows holes as they emerge has not
> worked, Microsoft plans next week to outline a new security effort focused on
> what the company calls "securing the perimeter," a company executive told CNET
> News.com.

Didn't Blaster prove the "securing the perimeter" was *not* sufficient??
(Unless "securing the perimiter" means "moving Windows machines outside
the perimeter.")

michael

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