__/ [ Jerry McBride ] on Thursday 22 June 2006 13:46 \__
> BearItAll wrote:
>
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>>> Third Microsoft Excel attack posted
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | Excel users have one more reason to worry. On Tuesday, a hacker
>>> | published code that takes advantage of an unpatched flaw in the
>>> | Microsoft spreadsheet software, the third such exploit to be disclosed
>>> | in the past week.
>>> `----
>>>
>>>
>>
>
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/062106-third-microsoft-excel-attack.html
>>>
>>> As I said before, this will cease to happen when Excel gets Aero Glass,
>>> so the future looks bright. For OpenOffice.
>>
>>
>> This sort of thing concidering the time Excel has been out, if it has
>> taken hackers this long to find the flaw it must be a real converluted
>> affair. Stand on one leg with your finger in your ear on summer solstis
>> and there is an exploit.
>>
>> I suspect we will have a few of those in Linux.
>
> Possibly... but the BIG difference is... the linux bug will be fixed when
> discovered.... the windows one? Never...
Precisely. Ubuntu (Canonical) patched their last severe flaw within hours.
It's worth reiterating a recent statement:
Trend Micro: Open source is more secure
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| Antivirus vendor Trend Micro is claiming that open-source software is
| inherently more secure than proprietary software such as Microsoft
| Windows.
|
| [...]
|
| Genes said open-source developers "openly talk about security," so
| patches are "immediate--as soon as something happens," whereas
| proprietary vendors with closed code have to rely purely on their
| own resources to push patches out.
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http://news.com.com/2100-7355_3-6083490.html?part=rss&tag=6083490&subj=news
Some days ago I read that Trend Micro are opening a new branch in Ireland (or
Scotland). It will employ dozens (or a hudred) employees. The statement
above is this not a case of opportunism, or standing out from the crowd. Let
me check my History....
Found it!
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2006/06/19/trendmicro_moves_to_cork/
Trend Micro to create over 100 jobs in Cork
Best wishes,
Roy
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