Quite frankly, this is just not acceptable! With all the gazillions that Microsoft makes off the 90% of the worlds computer users, you would think that they would take better care of us all. Clearly they don't give a damn! Well, I will be showing them my deepest appreciation of the loving care that they have shown me by voting with my feet. My next laptop will be an 'apple'!
I guess in the grand scheme of everything, they would care a hoot that one person has left the fold so to speak - but guess what, my information and my data will be safe!
Microsoft warns of 5 security holes
15 November 2006 at 08h16
San Francisco - Microsoft has issued five "critical" security patches to fix flaws in its software that the company warned could allow attackers to take control of a user's computer.
Security bulletin
Microsoft, whose Windows operating system runs on 90 percent of the world's computers, issued the patches as part of its monthly security bulletin.
The world's biggest software maker defines a flaw as "critical" when the vulnerability could allow a damaging Internet worm to replicate without the user doing anything to the machine.
The company said four of the "critical" patches fixed holes in its Windows operating system. Microsoft also issued another security update for Windows it rated at the lower threat level of "important."
Core services package
The other "critical" patch targeted Microsoft's XML Core Services package.
The company has been working for more than three years to improve the security and reliability of its software as more and more malicious software target weaknesses in Windows and other Microsoft software.
The latest patches can be downloaded at http://www.microsoft.com/security/default.mspx. - Reuters
No comments:
Post a Comment