#microsoft hits back at #google over approach to security patches
October 19, 2017 | Uncategorized

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Microsoft’s Windows security team haven’t been happy with Google for the past year. While the pair are bitter rivals for a number of different reasons, Google disclosed a major Windows bug before Microsoft was ready to patch it last year. It irritated the company so much that Windows chief Terry Myerson authored a criticizing Google for not disclosing security vulnerabilities responsibly. That resentment still remains today.
Microsoft discovered a remote Chrome vulnerability last month and is now demonstrating what it feels is responsible disclosure. , Microsoft’s Windows security team outlines a remote code execution issue in Chrome, and criticizes Google’s approach to security patches. “We responsibly…