[ Thanks to Jason
Greenwood for this link. ]
“Microsoft has come a long way in its understanding of security
over the last five years, but comments made last week by its chief
executive Steve Ballmer go to show it needs to change not only its
approach, but must recognise that it doesn’t operate in a
vacuum.“In particular, his comment that he wishes security researchers
would just shut their mouths is a sure sign that Ballmer just
doesn’t get it. His ambit scenario would see researchers only
telling Microsoft about bugs they find. He actually cited the good
of the world for his reasoning. At least he didn’t bring God into
it…”