WinInfo Top Stories of 2001: #1 Security
WinInfo | at | by Mike
Regardless of your feelings about Microsoft, it was a tough year for what I think of as the integrity of the company's products. Integrity encompasses several items, including basic security, privacy, and reliability, but also a general feeling of trust people have in a given product--an almost subconscious understanding that something just isn't right. This notion covers a wide range of Microsoft products, from Windows servers and desktops to Internet Explorer (IE), Microsoft IIS, and Hotmail. Throughout 2001, Microsoft was the target of hundreds of hacks, attacks, and vulnerabilities. It seems as though Microsoft simply lined up its OSs and applications like yellow ducks in a carnival game--defenseless rows of potential victims, waiting to be knocked over.