Microsoft Reacts to Security Stings with Tools, Promises, and Mea Culpas
Microsoft Reacts to Security Stings with Tools, Promises, and Mea Culpas
by Doug Barney
10/9/03 ? NEW ORLEANS -- Stung by relentless viruses and hacker attacks, and a patch cycle that is spinning completely out of control, Microsoft on Thursday unveiled a wide-ranging plan to mitigate, but unfortunately not eliminate, the crisis.

The approach includes:

A new rev of Software Update Services (SUS).
More consistent patching.
Higher quality patches and patch rollback to resolve conflicts.
More secure versions of XP and Windows Server 2003 delivered via service packs next year.
More security defaults for desktop and server OSes.
Laptop and remote PC security inspection technologies.

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