Ask Microsoft's Security VP 543
There's always lots of discussion on Slashdot about Microsoft's security problems, and whether Windows is or isn't more secure than other popular operating systems. In a "Let's clear the air" move, Mike Nash, Microsoft Corporate Vice President, Security Technology Unit, has agreed to answer 12 of the highest-moderated questions you submit here. (You can skip the "Microsoft and security in the same sentence?" comments we've all heard 1000 times, and ask actual questions, since Mike is answering for himself instead of having PR do it for him.) We'll post his answers next week.
WIndows OneCare status? (Score:5, Informative)
Re:What has changed? (Score:2, Informative)
Comment removed (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Security/user friendly tradeoff (Score:3, Informative)
Re:I have a question for you (Score:3, Informative)
That was not a troll , I was inquiring into how someone with a track record like this is able to keep his job in a very competitive environment .
Microsoft's Security situation has hardly improved , yet there is little change beyond mere words and new slogans
A genuine question , perhaps asked a little abruptly .
Re:Also: is/was Microsoft lying? (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Bug submission policy (Score:2, Informative)
No, the case is refunded, not free, and is dependent on whether or not MS agrees with whether or not the bug being reported is an actual bug, or "working as intended". You have to put up the deposit money on the support case first.
Personally, I'm not taking that chance.
-Tommy
Re:SP vs Vista (Score:3, Informative)
Check out Microsoft on Wikipedia [wikipedia.org]. They have approximately 60000 employees, and while it doesn't say the number of contractors, I would be shocked to find it is four times that amount. Also, remember that a large amount of these employees are *NOT* coders but managers, marketing and sales (that's a biggy), accounting, secretarial/administrative, researchers, and HR.
Re:How is that perjury? (Score:3, Informative)
Similarly, Lots of stuff in OSX is designed around WebKit. Take away WebKit and tons of stuff breaks.
IE is no more or less "integral to the OS" as either of those. There's nothing magical about it.