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by Alec Muffett

Information security = IE, AV and patching? Argh… /ht @guardian @secunia #bah #humbug


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Vulnerabilities in information security (like that with Microsoft’s IE) need to be dealt with up front, says Secunia’s Maria Eriksen-Jensen.

via Information security: are you leaving your company exposed? | Media Network | Guardian Professional.

Oh, wait, it’s a glorified advert. The subtext is: “Security” == “Vulnerabilities for which we can sell mitigations”.

That makes perfect sense:

Stay reactive, why bother with any infrastructure, architecture, or design?
Just pay us money.

…would be a better way of putting it.

 

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2 responses to “Information security = IE, AV and patching? Argh… /ht @guardian @secunia #bah #humbug”

  1. Dave Walker

    I guess they’re just going for the easiest and “most obvious” target…

    I wonder, from the “advertorial” perspective, whether this is a symptom of the fact that the Grauniad is in such dire financial straits that various parties reckon they will go to the wall soon.

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  2. Simon Waters

    I’ve always like Secunia. They are upfront about addressing Microsoft Windows vulnerabilities and software asset management. They provide free service to non-commercial home users.

    You can hardly blame them for using the Guardian to promote their business if the Guardian lets them.

    As a business model though it must be a little shaky, as it doesn’t require huge changes at Redmond and big bits of your selling point will vanish. Not that I expect Microsoft to obsolete them just yet, but the Windows Store must be making them think.

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