The Security Market is No Place for Irony
In the past week we've witnessed Microsoft release a warning about a Windows Shell vulnerability and instead of immediately releasing a fix, promised a patch scheduled for release October 10, 2006, almost two weeks later. Sure, we've heard complaints about Microsoft's regular patch release schedule and this might be just another example of a well known concern - but this week is different.
As last week's unpatched vulnerabilities were coming to light, security vendors, such as Symantec and McAfee (sponsor of this community), started publicly complaining about being hampered in there efforts to create security products for Vista. It seems that Microsoft is looking for a bigger share of the PC security market - a market that has grown, in part, due to the vulnerabilities of in the Microsoft's Windows and Internet Explorer.
To make matters worse for the marketing folks at Microsoft who have to sell the company's commitment to security, a group of volunteers at the Zero Day Response Team and the security vendor Determina both released an unoffical patches for zero-day vulnerabilities. Not a good sign for a company that wants to be a one-stop shop for all your security needs.
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