[Am-info] Hackers exploit Windows patches

Thu, 26 Feb 2004 14:06:18 -0500

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You guys probably saw this on slashdot already but this just slays me so 
much it MUST absolutely be passed on:

"We have never had vulnerabilities exploited before the patch was 
known," said David Aucsmith, who is in charge of technology at 
Microsoft's security business and technology unit.

Mr Aucsmith said he could only think of one instance when a 
vulnerability was exploited before a patch was available.

"It's a myth that hackers find the holes," said Nigel Beighton, who runs 
a research project for security firm Symantec that attempts to predict 
which vulnerabilities will be exploited next.

At least that was Symantec. *sigh*

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3485972.stm

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You guys probably saw this on slashdot already but this just slays me
so much it MUST absolutely be passed on: 
 
"We have never had vulnerabilities exploited before the patch was
known," said David Aucsmith, who is in charge of
technology at Microsoft's security business and technology unit. 

Mr Aucsmith said he could only think of one instance when a
vulnerability was exploited before a patch was available. 
"It's a myth that hackers find the holes," said Nigel Beighton, who
runs a research project for security firm Symantec that attempts to
predict which vulnerabilities will be exploited next.
At least that was Symantec. *sigh* 
 
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