Re: Microsoft continues to mislead public about Windows security

[kolivet@alpha.c2.org]

On Tue, 9 Jan 1996, Frank Willoughby wrote:

> When a system is breached or a CERT Advisory is issued, this is a major
> embarassment for the company.  The breach (or publicized security flaw)
> shakes the confidence of people in the vendor's products.  People are 
> rather unwilling to risk putting their business-critical data on a system 
> which has just recently breached.  This lack of confidence translates into
> a loss in sales.  If unchecked or the case if severe enough, this could 
> also translate into a loss of jobs.

What are CERT's criteria for a bulletin to be issued?  Would the previously
mentioned Windows NT and Windows 95 security bugs qualify?

- Kay Olivetti