This is still pretty difficult to believe. Is their LiveOne Care system really going to make up for all of the security vulnerabilities that have been and will be present in the Windows family? Only time will tell, but at least it sounds like they are going in the right direction.

Microsoft’s role in unwittingly creating a hole for the security industry to fill cannot be underestimated.

By producing an operating system that was ubiquitous and yet, when coupled with the rise of the Internet, all too vulnerable to attack, the software behemoth generated a need that other businesses gladly stepped in to service.

For many years an embarrassed Microsoft struggled to up its security credentials–spending money to train its programmers to write more secure software, and launching its so-called Trustworthy Computing Initiative, which focused on improving the security and reliability of its products. This effort even included including conducting “security audits” of software prior to release to nail down as many bugs as possible.

The release of Windows Server 2003 was delayed three times, due in part to efforts by Redmond to improve its security and reliability.[more]

Tags: Computer Protection