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Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.43.0311031116120.28583-100000@tundra.winternet.com>
From: dufresne at winternet.com (Ron DuFresne)
Subject: Gates: 'You don't need perfect code' for good
 security

	[SNIP]

>
> I believe the #1 security threat today is poor patch management. Is that
> Microsoft's fault?
>

Yes, when it's a continuous cycled circle jerk.  To maintain patches in a
large org, requires understaffed personel to work pretty much fulltime and
weekends at the rate holes are found in the main OS' pushed to the masses.

Ask Paul about the lazy admin theory <smile>.

Thanks,

Ron DuFresne
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Cutting the space budget really restores my faith in humanity.  It
eliminates dreams, goals, and ideals and lets us get straight to the
business of hate, debauchery, and self-annihilation." -- Johnny Hart
	***testing, only testing, and damn good at it too!***

OK, so you're a Ph.D.  Just don't touch anything.


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