Thanks Activewin for this one. Microsoft has admitted it regrets the comments made by one of its security chiefs who blamed "laid back" system administrators for making IIS web server software look more vulnerable than it really is.
Last Friday, Ian Hellen, principal security consultant at Microsoft UK, said the company's much-maligned IIS web server software would have less security problems if system administrators took more care to update patches.
However, Microsoft today officially retracted Hellen's statements and said system administrators do "one of the toughest jobs in IT" and shouldn't carry the blame.
"Microsoft is fully aware they are doing a tough job and we are here to help, not to blame them."
The IIS security controversy kicked off two weeks ago when analyst house Gartner issued a stark warning against the software and urged companies to seek alternatives because of security risks.
News source: IT Director.com
