Microsoft's narrowband security hurdle
InternetNews | at | by Mike
As part of its bid to reach dial-up subscribers who haven't bothered to download a patch that removes the worm, the software giant's security unit stripped out as much as they could from the tool in order to make the patch a faster download. The scaled-down approach illustrates a persistent problem in patch-management: how to load the patches on home users' PCs. Still, Pescatore believes the biggest problem isn't the size of the patch but the mindset of home users who are unaccustomed to looking for software fixes.