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- Jeff Jones (err Microsoft): Vista more secure than everything
- Jeff Jones err Microsoft: Vista more secure than everythingWhat metric should be used?To gauge security. It's clear counting vulnerabilities and patching isn't optimal. For those of you out there cleaning machines and in the field what's the metric or set of metrics we should use?I realize it's not an easy...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, MSFT, Microsoft Corp., Jeff Jones, Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux, security, anti-Microsoft
- Discussion threads 2008-01-24
- Jeff Jones (err Microsoft): Vista more secure than everything
- Microsoft's Jeff Jones is at it again with a report claiming that Vista is more secure than its predecessor--XP--and every other modern operating system out there. I know what you're going to say--Jones is a blowhard. He says what Microsoft wants to say but doesn't so the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Jeff Jones, Microsoft Corp., Analysis, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Security Administration, Security, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-24
- Mozilla: Critical vulnerability in Microsoft flaw-counting
- Mozilla security chief Window Snyder has dismissed Jeff Jones's IE vs Firefox flaw-counting exercise as a useless public relations exercise that ignores tons of bugs that aren't fixed until Microsoft ships service packs and major browser updates. Snyder left, a former Microsoft security strategist, said Jones use...
- Tags: Vulnerability, Jeff Jones, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Window Snyder, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-12-03
- IE vs Firefox: Microsoft crunches security numbers
- Jeff Jones, security strategy director in Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing group, is at it again, comparing three years of vulnerability data for the two main Web browsers -- Internet Explorer and Firefox -- to reach a conclusion that IE is arguably much safer than the open-source rival. Jones,...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Vulnerability, Jeff Jones, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Severity, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-11-30
- Windows v Linux - Days of risk in 2006
- Windows v Linux - Days of risk in 2006So Microsoft's Jeff Jones really said that? Really?After all, it is Jeff Jones' job to say that Microsoft products are the best, most secure, and have the lowest total cost of ownership of any available in the market. That is precisely what...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, SECURITY, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Jeff Jones, Microsoft Windows, Linux, metric
- Discussion threads 2007-06-15
- Windows v Linux - Days of risk in 2006
- Microsoft's Jeff Jones has released his "days of risk" comparison of security vulnerabilities fixed in the major workstation operating systems in an attempt to prove his controversial argument that Windows users are arguably safer than those using Linux, Mac OS X or Solaris.I recently wrote about Jones' presentation this year's...
- Tags: Apple, Botnets, Browsers, Data theft, Exploit code, Firefox, Hackers, McAfee, Microsoft, Mozilla, Open source, Patch Watch, Pen testing, Responsible disclosure, Viruses and Worms, Vulnerability research, Windows Vista, Zero-day attacks
- Blog posts 2007-06-15
- Windows vs Linux security report card redux
- Orlando, Florida -- Jeff Jones has expanded his project to count security flaws publicly reported and fixed in the major workstation operating systems and his latest numbers show Windows Vista has by far the best security profile when compared to the major Linux distributions.Jeff Jones, security strategy director in Microsoft's...
- Tags: Apple, Black Hat, Botnets, Browsers, Data theft, Digital rights management, Exploit code, Firefox, Google, McAfee, Microsoft, Mozilla, Open source, Passwords, Patch Watch, Pen testing, Piracy, Responsible disclosure, Vulnerability research, Windows Vista, Zero-day attacks
- Blog posts 2007-06-06
- 90-day report card: Windows Vista fared better than competitors
- Ninety days after the release of Microsofts Windows Vista to business customers, the new operating system has a much better security vulnerability profile than its predecessor and several other modern workstation operating systems including Red Hat, Ubuntu, Novell and Apple products.Thats according to Jeff Jones, security strategy director in Microsofts...
- Tags: Apple Mac OS X, SECURITY, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows, vulnerability, first 90-day, Jeff Jones, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista
- Blog posts 2007-03-22
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- HD Telephony: The Next Big Step?
- How much will you pay to sound great on the phone? That's the question Jeff Pulver and crew will need to answer when vendors and customers meet at the upcoming HD VoIP Summit in New York later this month. Sit in on any conversation over...
- Tags: Phone, Open Source, Audiocodes Ltd., Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Dave Greenfield
- Blog posts 2009-05-06
- Microsoft tackles patch management metrics with Project Quant
- In partnership with security analyst Rich Mogull right, Microsoft is set to roll out a new research project to help businesses compute the total cost of the patch-management cycle, from testing and distributing a fix to user deployment of the patch. According to this Dennis Fisher report...
- Tags: Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Patches, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-04-15
- Ballmer: Apple logo costs $500
- Ballmer: Apple logo costs $500Here's a caption...."He's right".Will that do?RE: Ballmer: Apple logo costs $500I'd do anything for MS, but I won't do that.hey its ballmer pleaseDont give any attention to monkey boy ....And just in case ok apple cost 500$ what about MS logo well .... than again its...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., Caption, Steve Ballmer
- Discussion threads 2009-03-20
- Microsoft???s Ballmer on buying the New York Times: "No. Not 'no comment.' No."
- Microsoft???s Ballmer on buying the New York Times: "No. Not 'no comment.' No."It would be devastatingIt would be devastating to the credibility of the NYT if it were purchased by MS. Given MS's long history of shamelessly using non-credible propaganda ("Get the Facts", Jeff Jones, etc.) to serve its own...
- Tags: New York Times Co., Microsoft???s Ballmer, No., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-03-19
- OS security scorecard for Q1 08 - Do patch numbers mean anything to anyone?
- OS security scorecard for Q1 08 - Do patch numbers mean anything to anyone?MSFT VS AppleQuite honestly I don't think it as big a deal anymore. A hole is found and then a patch is sent to our PC's. Big deal. In all the years of owning a PC I...
- Tags: Patches, Operating systems, Microsoft Only, patch management, Q1 08, numbers mean, Microsoft Corp., OS Security, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-05-15
- OS security scorecard for Q1 08 - Do patch numbers mean anything to anyone?
- Jeff Jones, director of security strategy for Microsoft, has published two papers this week which look at OS vulnerabilities. According to Jones, Windows sees fewer patches than any of the other operating systems looked at. If you're in the mood for a read, here are the papers:...
- Tags: Security, Operating System, Patch Management, Patches, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- Microsoft's Michael Howard: Sure we have security problems, but we're fixing em
- Microsoft's Michael Howard: Sure we have security problems, but we're fixing emWorst in IT historyMicrosoft is the worst kid in class and should be ashamed of what they've accomplished. No other platform comes even close to the abysmal security in Windows, to even try to compare it with the alternatives...
- Tags: Operating systems, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Michael Howard
- Discussion threads 2008-02-22
- Vista SP1 will contain undocumented fixes
- Interesting email in today mailbag: "Will SP1 contain undisclosed or undocumented security fixes?" For some people, counting the number of security flaws that one OS has compared to another is important because it offers a metric upon which to determine which OS is the most secure...
- Tags: Vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Security, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-02-05
- Security metrics: Is there a better way?
- A report arguing that the first year of Vista has been more secure--or at least has had fewer vulnerabilities--than XP and other operating systems has raised a ruckus. The issue raises a question about whether there are any metrics that could accurately capture whether an operating system is more secure....
- Tags: Operating System, Vulnerability, Metric, Functionality, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-25
- News to know: Vista SP1; Microsoft earnings; MacBook specs; VOIP
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Select group of testers get new builds of XP SP3, Vista SP1 Larry Dignan: Microsoft earnings shine; Ups fiscal year outlook Jeff Jones err Microsoft: Vista more secure than everything Is Microsoft tinkering with Live...
- Tags: Apple MacBook, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Earnings, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Linux, Web Site Development, Telephony, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Notebooks, VOIP, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Networking, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Telecommunications, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-25
- The further conflicts of Deborah Platt Majoras
- Seems that the conflicts of interest that FTC chair Deborah Platt Majoras carries about in her briefcase go deeper than I realized. You may recall that two privacy groups called for her recusal from considering the Google-DoubleClick merger based on the fact that her husband is a partner at the...
- Tags: Partnership, FTC, Business Structures, Mortgages, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Finance, Capital Structures, Sales, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2007-12-18
- Conflict of interest in FTC's DoubleClick hearing?
- Privacy groups are trying to get FTC chairwoman Deborah Platt Majoras, a Republican, to recuse herself from consideration of the Google-DoubleClick deal. It seems that DoubleClick has tapped the DC law firm of Jones Day to represent it before the FCC and Majoras' husband is an equity investor in Jones...
- Tags: Jones Day, Transaction, DoubleClick Inc., FTC, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Financial Services, Finance, Business Operations, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2007-12-13
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