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May 2k5 "Security Advisory" was a Missed Opportunity
The *inaugural* "MS Security Advisory" for May 2005 proved to be a major missed opportunity for MS.

No prescriptive guidance, whatsoever, for any of the myriad, publicly known, but as yet, unpatched vulns in MS OSes and apps.

What we got was: 1) an admonition to update to the latest patched versions of Windows Media Player and 2) pros/cons about implementing *non-RFC-compliant* "TarPit" for Win2k3 SP1 SMTP.

Very UNimpressive.

Even if MS was never going to turn over a new leaf (with regard to proactively providing interim, workaround advice relative to publicly known, but as yet, unpatched vulns in its software); MS could have at least included an announcement of the release of "WPA2" for WinXP, the download of which MS classifies as a "Security Update."

WPA2, which MS claims is "100% 802.11i compliant" could be a very good thing. It's supposedly adailavle as a (static key) "Home" implementation and also as a full, industrial-strength "Enterprise" implementation.

I think this could be a Very Good Thing. (Thank you, MS!!!)

"WPA2" was packaged for distro circa 29-Apr-2005 and the docs and a redacted case study are available effective 10-May-2005.

How can a development like "WPA2" not merit any direct mention in the May MS Secrity Bulletin or the May MS Security Advisory???...
Posted by: wti   Posted on: 05/13/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Fix in for Windows flaw  Loverock Davidson | 05/10/05
Wrong Wrong Wrong  toomuchgreeatea@... | 05/10/05
Right  Loverock Davidson | 05/10/05
Yea, except all Windows flaws "allow takeover of whole PC"  Xunil_Sierutuf | 05/10/05
Oh  Loverock Davidson | 05/10/05
Whatever (FUD)  sys_engineer | 05/10/05
What weekly root exploit kit  In_the_end_I_Win | 05/10/05
Was it?  Richard Flude | 05/10/05
After seven years?  Hugh Jass | 05/10/05
Kind of a bland statement there  Michael Kelly | 05/11/05
Kind of a bland statement there  Loverock Davidson | 05/11/05
Maybe so, but  Michael Kelly | 05/11/05
Security by obscurity scams the industry again!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 05/10/05
Ha  kray_z | 05/10/05
WHY BE PART OF THE FLOCK..........:)  jesusbits2@... | 05/10/05
Right or Wrong....  JoeMama_z | 05/10/05
I laugh  Loverock Davidson | 05/10/05
Message has been deleted.  jesusbits2@... | 05/10/05
Well look at that  Loverock Davidson | 05/10/05
BUGMENOT.....  jesusbits2@... | 05/10/05
Good grief. get a grip on yourself  Prognosticator | 05/10/05
Another Idiot  osreinstall | 05/10/05
YOU ARE THE MORON.....  jesusbits2@... | 05/10/05
Must of struck a nerve  osreinstall | 05/10/05
Message has been deleted.  jesusbits2@... | 05/10/05
Striking a nerve...  Wolfie2K3 | 05/11/05
Feeding the trolls can be fun at times  osreinstall | 05/11/05
since i don't let windows preview web sites or let WMP connect to a URL,  wessonjoe | 05/11/05
One down ... 17,898,765 to go!  Reverend MacFellow | 05/11/05
May 2k5 "Security Advisory" was a Missed Opportunity  wti | 05/13/05

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