Ballmer: Stop viruses before they start
C|Net | at | by Mike
Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer warned Monday that recent security vulnerabilities represent a "new and growing challenge to innovation" and conceded that his company is under attack from "thieves, con artists, terrorists and hackers."
In response, the Redmond, Wash., software giant plans to develop new means for thwarting such attackers and aims to shut down the invasions before they wreak the havoc seen with recent viruses such as MSBlast.
"The most important technology area we are focused on is shield technology," Ballmer said in a speech to the Churchill Club, a gathering here of Silicon Valley businesspeople. "We know bad guys keep writing viruses. The goal is to block them before they get on PCs. "