Viruses target Vista already
August 6th, 2005
Viruses for the new Windows version, Vista, have already begun to surface. The security firm, Fsecure, has reported that an Austrian virus writer has published five viruses to illustrate vulnerabilities in Vista. This can be seen as a really good thing. Lets get the operating system shaken and tested before the final version is released. The number of computers running Windows makes Microsoft the most prominent target for hackers and I think Microsoft will stand up to the challenge. To help improve the security of the operating systems, Microsoft invites security professionals (a.k.a hackers) to take their shots at Windows software at Microsoft’s Redmond campus. These sessions are called ‘Blue Hat’ sessions and the name is a takeoff on the White Hat and Black Hat categories used to describe good and bad hackers. The Blue, of course, represents the color of Microsoft’s logo.
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Hmm I have heard that vista should be more secure alright.. Will be interesting to see how it turns out.
I haven’t even heard of VIsta. Looks like I have a little work to do.
If it were impenetrable there’d be a lot less incentive to develop the next evolution I’m guessing.
FYI
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4131080.stm