Comments on: Symantec, Microsoft cooperate on security

Despite earlier tussle, the two companies announce joint participation in a forum aimed at promoting security best practices.

[Dragon Forge]

Well at least it keeps them off the streets at night

And to what great benefit...

Once upon a time norton/symantec could be the fall back standard to ensure pc protection, something that they have steadily "evolved" away from.

Once upon a time microsoft was secure and not the target it is today, something that they have never looked after properly.

Given that vistaless is not a new o/s built from the ground up as professed, and actually is weaker security wise, all components factored in, and that they sell a 'premium'[less] security service at extra cost that has never done much of anything to benefit the user - where in the heck did anyone ever get the idea that microlimp ever knew anything about security??

So 2 witless hulks groping each other blindly for a marketing strategy to convince someone they have a clue - makes me run headlong to anyone but those 2 poor purveyors of puffy programs.

[technewsjunkie]

Like Symantec had a CHOICE

Same old History, repeating itself.

[jerrymerfeld]

How valuable will SafeCode be?

I don't really agree with the following comment Kurtz made:

"Where are the best practices? Everyone talks about them, but how do you find them? SafeCode is going to bring those best practices into one place so that government, consumers and businesses can make best use of them," Kurtz said.

I expected more from a well known security expert. Since he didn't say it, I will. No one should ever rely on one single source of information, especially when it comes to information security. Research must be done, and tests must be conducted to validate research.

SafeCode may become a very valuable addition to our resource libraries but it should never be a replacement.