Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has send out an e-mail message to the security community.
As all of you know Microsoft has priortized the security in their product.
Gates writes:
As a leader in the computing industry, Microsoft has a responsibility
to
help its customers address these concerns, so they no longer have to
choose between security and usability. This is a long-term effort. As
attacks on computer networks become more sophisticated, we must
innovate
in many areas - such as digital rights management, public key
cryptology, multi-site authentication, and enhanced network and PC
protection - to enable people to manage their information securely.
In previous Microsoft releases, product features typically were enabled by default. However, Gates wrote, "Today, we are closely examining when to pre-configure products as 'locked down,' meaning that the most secure options are the default settings.
How do the AO members feel about this ?
Do you actually think MS has improved its' security ?

It also seems that Microsoft has given up on the 'security by obscurity' concept since they give away source code to governments now,
russia being the first (http://www.antionline.com/showthread...hreadid=238717).
Is this a good idea.
I can imagine that if someone leaked this code....

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