http://www3.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=110335

[Check out Gartner's forcast on when Microsoft will really
be on the path to "Trustworthy Computing" We're doomed! - WK]

27 September 2002
Rich Mogull

A new security flaw in FrontPage Server Extensions shows that
Microsoft has a long way to go before it can deliver on its
much-publicized promise of Trustworthy Computing.

Analyst Comments

On 25 September 2002, Microsoft acknowledged that hackers could
exploit a flaw in FrontPage Server Extensions 2000 to cause a
denial-of-service attack or possibly run arbitrary code on the server.
The latest vulnerability is nothing new - FrontPage Server Extensions
have long been a security risk - but it does indicate that security
remains a serious problem at Microsoft. Gartner forecasts that, due to
legacy code and resistance to cultural change, Microsoft will not
deliver necessary security improvements before 2004 (see "Microsoft
Takes Steps Toward Business-Strength Security" [1]).
 
[1] http://www3.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=105525

-
ISN is currently hosted by Attrition.org

To unsubscribe email majordomoattrition.org with 'unsubscribe isn'
in the BODY of the mail.

• Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]