Microsoft has struggled to gain the confidence of large corporete IT departments. The company has worked hard to convince users that its operating system software is reliable and trustworthy.For example,when Microsoft introduced version 7 of IIS in 2008,it announced that its architecture had been changed so that users could install only the modules they needed to reduce the software's "attack surface"
the code red worm attack on its Web server software was a major setback in its reputation-building effort.Sinee that attack,a number pf security weaknesses have been identified in IIS and patched by Microsoft. The news reports that inevitably accompany these patches have created a continuing public relations issue for the company. You can review the Microsoft Safety & Security Center through the Web Links to see how Microsoft deals with ongoing concerns that its software is secure in the face of attacks that are both regular and frequent.