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ZDNet UK News is running a story on the utter failure of M$' Trustworthy Computing security initiative. The recent SQL Slammer worm brought thousands of servers to their and virtually shut down the Internet in South Korea and around the world. That M$ products are riddled with security holes is not news. Even the most vigilant administrators can not keep with the seemingly endless stream of software patches, that sometimes address, and sometimes open new holes. "The problem is the whole patch regime has lots and lots of problems," Richard Smith, a computer security consultant, told ZD . "It would be much better if the software shipped from Microsoft with fewer problems to begin with." One consultant said he was thinking of switching from Windoze to the Mac because of all the security issues. "My wife has a Mac and she doesn't worry about viruses, trojans, leaks..., " he said. Additionally, the ZDNet report states, quoting A Consumer Reports, that virus infection rates on Macs are half what they are on Windows. Editor's note: The statement that Mac have half the viruses as Windows is misleading, as likely most of those infections are due to Microsoft products, in particular Word macro viruses. The growing availability of enterprise-class hardware and software for the Mac (click here for a list of recent reports) can be seen as both an indicator of the Mac's growing stature in the back office and that admins are increasingly fed up with M$' endless security woes. This is a message that Mac media outlets and the faithful really need to (tactfully, politely) drive home to our long-suffering Windoze compatriots.
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