Rebecca Norlander - What are the big security improvements in the upcoming Windows XP Service Pack 2

Posted By: The Channel 9 Team | Jun 1st, 2004 @ 5:16 PM | 67,908 Views | 18 Comments
Rebecca Norlander, group manager (translation: she's way higher on the organization chart than we are) in charge of the Windows XP Service Pack 2 effort invited us over to chat about the upcoming Service Pack.

There's a whole lot in the next service pack (including Wireless enhancements, a bunch of stuff for the Tablet PC, and more) but the #1 job of this service pack is to make Windows XP a ton more secure than it already is.

So, for this first interview (the rest will come over the next week or so) we wondered just what was the big deal about security in Service Pack 2.
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#Jun 1st, 2004 @ 6:00 PM
Steve411
Steve411
"So we took a look at windows, now what are the MAIN points where attacks come from (something like that), E-mail, Web browsing.."

 Well, solve the HUGE problems first, then ofcourse, aim for the smaller ones, small problems can result in HUGE failures...
 That is the fault of every software company.. The just ignore the small problems.. Well... "When Small Problems Strike Back!"
 
Thank's for the video guys! Good stuff!
#Jun 1st, 2004 @ 6:01 PM
Steve411
Steve411
By the way, ask her to join the website!!! She can help us out in some of the Service Pack 2 disputes that we have been having..
#Jun 1st, 2004 @ 7:07 PM
lars
lars
What's up with the video quality? It's really fuzzy.

/Lars.
#Jun 1st, 2004 @ 8:14 PM
eagle
eagle
Most likely because all 3000 channl9 guys are viewing it! We would like to see more of Rebecca on channel9!

Nice work if you can get it Scobleizer!
#Jun 1st, 2004 @ 8:15 PM
AndyAll
AndyAll
Video quality looks normal to me, at least compared to most other videos on channel9.

Then again, my eye sight is in pretty poor shape, so *everything* is fuzzy to me <grin>
#Jun 1st, 2004 @ 8:25 PM
scobleizer
scobleizer
I'm the video guy
Eagle: I didn't shoot this one. More Rebecca coming this week.
#Jun 2nd, 2004 @ 5:29 AM
Manip
Manip

She is good.. can't wait to see more. Smiley

#Jun 2nd, 2004 @ 5:34 AM
Frankie Fresh
Frankie Fresh
.NET Developer and so much more.
Very well spoken. 

I am glad to hear that MS has a strategy beyond the "oops and fix" of the last few years.
#Jun 2nd, 2004 @ 6:58 AM
Jeremy W
Jeremy W
that blogging guy
Rebecca hits the nail on the head as to why some MS updates take ages when vulnerabilities are found. It's not that the dev teams can't find solutions or don't feel it's a priority, it's that the fixes they make will be on millions of systems for 3-10 years to come.

Just releasing something that 'works' isn't good enough, and therefore takes a bit more time to get out the door, especially if they are aware of potential conflicts.

I want to hear more from Rebecca because she is a very reasoned voice in what is a very confusing storm.
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