You might have to take this with a big grain of salt: One Microsoft security leader believes that his company has boosted its security grade from a C or even D level to a B with its continuing focus on improving product security. Ben Fathi, corporate VP of the vendor's security technology unit, says that while Microsoft's efforts just a few years ago were near failing, a "cultural shift" has prompted the company to make security development and review a part of the product development cycle. But not everyone agrees with Fathi, noting that there's still lots of room for improvement when it comes to Microsoft products.

For more on the security grade:
- read the Computerworld article