Microsoft challenges hackers to crack service pack 2

I can just see Bill sitting at his chair slapping forehead saying "Stupid , stupid , stupid... "

 

If it takes them more than a few days i would be suprised.

 

He is gonna have a flat forehead before long

 

The reason he challenges them to hack the new system is so they can find security holes in the OS. He's only doing it as a free chance to make changes to the OS to make it more secure once he finds out the holes the hackers got through. It's free labor to him and he gets more money by the end of the day.

 

yes, we all know this. They did this back when 2k came out. But it's just a bad idea to call them out like that. It's more or less a risk for his companies stock. If the hackers tear it apart, then SP2 was a superior failure and stock will fall. If they only find a handful of problems, then he's no worse off. But they way that it was proposed was cocky and arrogant. They proposed this much more professionally when they did it with win2k and people actually took them seriously about it. Do you really think GOOD (malicious) hackers are going to release their best tricks to the public? no way!

White hats don't need to be called out like that.. it was just done all wrong.

 

Yup we know he wants to find the problems and holes in SP2. We are the ones to suffer when every hacker under the sun knows a 101 exploits and it takes MS 6 months to patch them up.

He should hire the heckers not do this.

 

I Agree with both of you. That's basically what I was getting at. Just too lazy to type the whole thing.

 

He didn't just throw down the gauntlet, he b****slapped them with it. Remember what happened after the last guy who challenged the bad guys to "Bring it on."?

 

Remember what happened after the last guy who challenged the bad guys to "Bring it on."?
Nope. And that's the point Old joke:
Agent says,"So I told him, 'Billy Braverman, I made you and I can break you.' "
Guy talking to the agent says,"Who is Billy Braverman? I never heard of him."
Agent winks and says,"See what I mean?"