GM security chief gives hackers a lesson

01.05.2006

Microsoft has drawn a lot of criticism for its security failures. How do the other major vendors compare? I think Microsoft is an easy target. You can complain about Microsoft all you want, but you also have to recognize they have made significant investments, and I think they have made significant progress. They are still not where we want them to be, but they are significantly better. Then you start looking at the other people and say, "What kind of a job are they doing?" There was one who released 82 or 83 patches very recently. So Microsoft is not the only one with this problem. Quite frankly, I think some other vendors are in denial. They worry me the most.