![]() ![]() ![]() You’re just adding a level of abstraction which adds bloat, not protection. Java requires a runtime which is written in what? C. The tools are irrelevant, and at some level you’re going to be writing in C or assembly.Net requires a runtime which is written in what? C. And I’m not saying other operating systems don’t have buffer overrun vulnerabilities, I’m just saying Microsoft is notorious for them, slow to release patches, and has a large enough market share for those to have a huge impact. I’m not saying credentials should be required to program, but I’m saying we need higher standards for developers, test processes, and distribution. You don’t let an unlicensed contractor build your house, so why do you let an unlicensed developer build your OS? ![]() It just reminds us that the people using these tools better know what they are doing, and not be self-trained hacks or hobbyists. Yeah, because there have never been any buffer overruns, signed integer overflows, NULL dereferences, or other common C/C++ issues in any of those OSs.Īnd rockets have never exploded, and car crashes never occur, and nuclear plants have never melted down.Īll of these things have happened, it doesn’t reduce the usefulness of rockets, cars, or nuclear energy. No surprise here – I actually find it quite amusing though. They do the bare minimum they have to in order to keep corporations begging for more of their peddled wares. I hate these corporate “security” companies – they could seriously care less about security in the end – it’s all about money. They are making gobs and gobs of money off Windows XP users still… There’s no reason for McAfee and Symantec to release updated “security” products for Vista until Vista has known security problems and malware – right? It’s also NOT in these companies’ best monetary interest to create software for a product that doesn’t have much marketshare yet. This is why it requires a weekly (or daily) update to get the new signatures. They look for KNOWN bad-ware, and report/eliminate it. Antivirus software, and anti-malware software are primarily “signature-based” scanners. As many seem to repeatedly ignore over the last ~15 years, “security” companies are reactive, not proactive. Of course the malware will be created first. ![]()
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