Free Security Package from Microsoft

The irony is striking. Microsoft is in the security news for its free computer security package. The emphasis is on the “free“:

“… Microsoft said the software would be available to anyone who wanted to use it and downloading it would not involve registering with the software firm or having a limit on the amount of time it could be used for.

“It’s not being included as part of the operating system or as an automatic update,” said Cliff Evans, head of security and privacy at Microsoft UK.”

link: Microsoft launches free security

Should Microsoft be praised for this free offer? The security issues from Microsoft stems from problems that were created years ago and continue to this day. Now Microsoft would like to position itself as having the public interest at heart with a free security package.

This must be what is considered clever public relations.

Catherine Forsythe

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