Industry asks: What's become of Adobe?

摘要

Not too long ago, Microsoft regularly bore harsh criticism from security observers for its perceived lack of openness and response regarding major product vulnerabilities. With Redmond's patch process significantly revamped, Adobe, it seems, now has assumed the role of industry punching bag.rnOn Feb. 19, when Adobe disclosed a gaping hole in its Reader and Acrobat software, attackers already had, since late last year, been using specially crafted PDFs to exploit the flaw in targeted attacks. But the San Jose, Calif. company told users they'd have to wait until March 11 - another three weeks - for a fix.