full-disclosure - Microsoft Outlines New Initiatives in Ongoing Security Efforts To Help Customers

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Message-ID: <200310100432.h9A4WiU2025798@ns2.mmicman.com>
From: support at mmicman.com (Edward W. Ray)
Subject: Microsoft Outlines New Initiatives in Ongoing Security Efforts To Help Customers

>     -- Updates to Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP and Windows Server(TM)
>        2003 with new safety technologies that will make Windows more
>        resistant to attack even if patches do not yet exist or have
>        not been installed

 I suppose they are going to try to put buffer overflow protections for the
various services that run as "SYSTEM" (otherwise known as root access to the
Linux/Unix world) privileges.  Nice thought if it is true, but that kernel
is so F!*KED I cannot see how they could implement it.  

Edward W. Ray
SANS GCIA. GCIH