Microsoft continues to mislead public about Windows security
kolivet at alpha.c2.org
kolivet at alpha.c2.org
Tue Jan 9 21:19:39 PST 1996
On Tue, 9 Jan 1996, Frank Willoughby wrote:
> When a system is breached or a CERT Advisory is issued, this is a major
> embarassment for the company. The breach (or publicized security flaw)
> shakes the confidence of people in the vendor's products. People are
> rather unwilling to risk putting their business-critical data on a system
> which has just recently breached. This lack of confidence translates into
> a loss in sales. If unchecked or the case if severe enough, this could
> also translate into a loss of jobs.
What are CERT's criteria for a bulletin to be issued? Would the previously
mentioned Windows NT and Windows 95 security bugs qualify?
- Kay Olivetti
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