Re: MS Security Warning Announcements Policy

From: Kent W. England [MVP] (kwe@mvps.org)
Date: 12/14/02 

From: "Kent W. England [MVP]" <kwe@mvps.org>
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 19:01:48 -0800

This link is available right on the top of
http://www.microsoft.com/security/:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/policy/rating.asp

While the wording is quite clear, I have a different, more
future-oriented, interpretation of the new security classifications:

Critical "if you don't patch, you are liable for damages to other
people's computers"
Important "if you don't patch, your computers are quite liable to be
damaged" 

-- 
Kent W. England, MS MVP for Windows XP
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"Richard Davies" <richard@mediahq.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message 
news:up8eoIboCHA.2208@TK2MSFTNGP12...
> Hi
>
> I am doing an assignment for my Design and Communication project and 
> one of
> the components is to discuss the use of jargon v plain english in 
> documents
> intended for the general public.
>
> I know that Microsoft have changed their policy on the wording of 
> security
> announcements because of complaints that they made little sense to the 
> man
> on the street. Can anyone direct me to any articles online about this? 
> I
> have tried looking but have struggled to find anything particularly
> relevant.
>
> Cheers
>
> Richard
>
>