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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows
On Mon, 25 Aug 2003, Henry Linneweh wrote: > Microsoft has a task scheduler that people should learn to use to remind > them to check update to make sure their patches are current, it is > located in the control panel and labled Scheduled Tasks and has an > Add Scheduled Tasks icon to add update, FYI As I read that, I wondered why it is that I haven't patched any of my windows systems if it was just as simple as reminding myself to do so. It occurred to me that I just simply don't trust Microsoft to properly patch my systems. I keep all things Windows behind firewalls of different types at all times. So far it has proved to be an effective solution. I don't trust Microsoft to get the patch right, not arbitrarily delete my data, or change my machine in some unexpected fashion that I will not approve of. Granted, I, nor are most people on this list, the average Joe PC user, but I can't imagine I'm alone. There are deeper fundemental problems here. Software quality and security has been thoroughly beat to death, but will not improve in the near future. The trust issue that I just mentioned is another. These problems and dependence on a single corporate closed source entity will get people killed if they haven't already. These issues put our country at risk. I was none to plussed to see the monitors as my wife delivered our first were all windows based. Windows in the finacial industry http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=11130 Windows in the NAVY http://www.gcn.com/archives/gcn/1998/july13/cov2.htm Windows in healthcare http://www.microsoft.com/resources/casestudies/CaseStudy.asp?CaseStudyID=13105 It all scares the hell out of me. andy -- PGP Key Available at http://www.tigerteam.net/andy/pgp
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