[gwgarry]

Yes and unlike Microsoft they probably don't give access to their exploits to NSA before they patch their systems. /sarcasm. They will say whatever the government tells them to say, your data is not safe, and if you don't think this is true, you're a fool and an idiot.

[542458]

Please go back and read the NH comments on the article you're referring to - the article was misleading, and there's a good explanation. In short, Microsoft informs many different major partners (both government and private) of security vulnerabilities before an official patch is issued so that sysadmins can be better prepared.