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[News] Reporter Admits Mistake on Windows Security (Lack Thereof)

Surprise, Your Headline Was Wrong  

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| I do owe an apology to the folks at Symantec for any grief they
| may have gotten over the headline or assumptions made off the
| story. For the record, Symantec never gave an endorsement of
| one operating system over another. They merely listed the
| numbers; I drew my own conclusions.
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http://www.internetnews.com/reporters_notebook/article.php/12075_3669696_1

An industry Windows creates:

Hackers offer subscription, support for their malware

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| And many exploit providers simply wait for Microsoft's monthly
| patches, which they then reverse engineer to develop new exploit
| code against the disclosed vulnerabilities, Ollmann said.
| 
| "All you've got to do is just subscribe to them on a monthly
| basis," Ollmann said. "The going rate is about $20." 
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http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;838771320;fp;16;fpid;0

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