The patch is not a blessing! XP SP2 is nothing but a table?

Microsoft is facing industry criticism for releasing an update with 14 patches in the monthly security bulletin last week. Some experts have questioned the lack of testing procedures for Microsoft security patches, and the size of the patches is also problematic.

consulting firm TruSecure chief scientist Russ Cooper, said 14 different Microsoft Windows components provide patches, and claimed that most belong to the "urgent" need for a single update. Microsoft's approach is actually forcing managers to accept patches for all components!

He also suggested patch Beta testing so that people have a lack of quality Windows XP SP2 big question mark.

Microsoft hopes to set a standard on the security of Windows XP Caozuoxitong by SP2. Data from Microsoft shows that 80% of the code in SP2 is security-related, and the remaining 20% ​​of the code is mainly adding new features and a new version of the Tablet PC operating system. Due to the many security changes involved in SP2, Microsoft also specially edited a 156-page Word document to explain the user in detail.

The patch released this month will be integrated into Windows XP SP2. Currently, Microsoft has released the first RC version of Windows XP SP2, and RC2 is expected to be available in mid-May.

for Experts believe that the lack of test patches of criticism, Microsoft's chief security officer Stuart Okin denied. He argues that the vast majority of security attacks occur after the patch is released, so releasing a beta patch will undoubtedly increase the risk of users being attacked.

Okin said that after Beta patch does not procedural stage, but certainly tested. The length of the test depends on the vulnerability it is patching.