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Originally Posted by Matt 26z
Yet once again a security company (Symantec) publicly announces a hole instead of going to MS behind closed doors so it can be quietly fixed.
Ironically, the security companies are the worse threat to computer security. If these threats are not made public, then hackers can't exploit them. If hackers are not exploiting them, then nobody needs to buy their security products.
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I think M$ has had a past history of ignoring security holes when reported behind closed doors. Releasing them publicly forces them to have to fix it.
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