Hello Anonymous, I'm editor for SecurityFocus.

While we are indeed owned by Symantec Corp we operate independently and have full editorial control over *all* our content. Your comments prompted me to respond with several points, because without accurate information you cannot possibly have an informed opinion:

1. All our articles are published independently of Symantec Corp.

2. We have published (and will continue to publish) articles, vulnerability reports, and mailing list posts that are critical of Symantec software and appliances.

3. We reported extensively on the recent Sony DRM issues and were critical of the slow response by all anti-virus companies.

4. Symantec has warned of vulnerabilities in their Internet Threat Report, and SANS has similarly covered Mac OS X on their Top-20 list.

5. A significant security update was released for OS X just yesterday, covering a wide range of security issues from mod_ssl and Apache to four new vulnerabilities in Safari.

6. Most SecurityFocus staff use Mac OS X in some way, shape, or form - some as their primary desktop environment. None of us want to have to purchase and install anti-virus or anti-spyware software on our home machines. Also, none of us want to see new vulnerabilities exploited unknowingly, due to lack of news coverage, either. We believe in full disclosure and pertinent news coverage.

Please be a little more considerate about the great length we go to remain a viable, independent news and information source.

Best regards,

Kelly Martin

editor SF

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