Microsoft Releases Security Patch

American Voices • Science & Technology • computers • ISSUE 42•39 • Oct 2, 2006

Last week, Microsoft released a patch for a critical security flaw in its Internet Explorer web browser. What do you think?

“Well, this meets all the criteria for things I'm most terrified of: something I don't understand at all and refuse to learn more about.”
Stefan Wells –
Campaign Consultant
“Thanks, but I'll pass. I kind of like how the Nigerians rearranged my desktop.”
Layna Torgerson –
Pest Control
“From what I gather, this patch works by plugging the remote code execution vulnerability in the VML, while a web page with VML when a rect tag is displayed in IE. Anyone who understands what this means has earned the right to attack my computer.”
Greg Anderson –
Line Cook

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