Microsoft aims to stem it's failing security reputation.Microsoft made further announcements under its Trustworthy Computing The term Trustworthy Computing (TwC) has been applied to computing systems that are inherently secure, available and reliable. The Committee on Information Systems Trustworthiness’ publication, Trust in Cyberspace, defines such a system as one which initiative. The company has been subject to a great deal of criticism lately over a second patch to the DCom (Distributed Common Object Model) element of Windows--an upgrade to the first protective measure against the MSBlaster worm. Microsoft has announced that it is improving its patching process by moving to a monthly release in order to make these patches more predictable for IT administrators, thus they can be scheduled as required. Other security enhancements have been announced that are related to Windows XP The previous client version of Windows. XP was a major upgrade to the client version of Windows 2000 with numerous changes to the user interface. XP improved support for gaming, digital photography, instant messaging, wireless networking and sharing connections to the Internet. and Windows Server See Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Home Server, Windows 2000 and Windows NT. 2003. The former will be provided with greater protection against port-based attacks, e-mail attacks, malicious Involving malice; characterized by wicked or mischievous motives or intentions. An act done maliciously is one that is wrongful and performed willfully or intentionally, and without legal justification. DESERTION, MALICIOUS. Web content, and buffer overruns, and these features will be available in the first half of 2004. Protection for Windows Server 2003 from mobile-borne infections is expected to be available in the second half of 2004. It is vitally important for Microsoft to improve its patch management The installation of patches from a software vendor onto an organization's computers. Patching thousands of PCs and servers is a major issue. A patch should be applied to test machines first before deployment, and the testing environments must represent all the users' PCs with their unique process, as it has caused many organisations significant headaches in applying the first 1.5MB patch for MSBlaster. Following hot on the heels of this was a second patch for DCom, meaning that IT administrators had yet more work to do to protect their systems from vulnerabilities in Windows. www.butlergroup.com |
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