Report

March 2003

• 74% of users don't trust Microsoft security.
• Nine out of 10 users deploy sensitive applications on Windows, anyway.

• Microsoft released patches for the top nine Windows security flaws an average of 305 days before the major exploits hit.
• Users must re-evaluate the security of default Windows configurations at least every three months.

• Red Hat must perfect patch management by mid-2004.

• Figure 1.  Firms Complain About Microsoft Security But Don't Do Much About It
• Figure 2.  Microsoft Issues Patches, But Users Don't Apply Them
• Figure 3.  Roles And Responsibilities Through The Security Life Cycle
• Figure 4.  Fixing Patch Management

 

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