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Discussion on: Microsoft is absolutely at fault for WannaCry

 
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In a way yes. We must be designing software assuming that these vectors will be used to attack a system. As you correctly show, this isn't a problem limited to just Microsoft. It's a design issue that all projects face. We continue to use designs that do not adequately product our systems from attacks.

Websites allowing 3rd party ads is one particular thing that is a security/privacy issue. I mentioned this in another article of mine: mortoray.com/2017/05/02/fix-your-c...