Windows Vista's hyped security will be tested
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SEATTLE/SAN FRANCISCO  - Computer hackers are off  and running trying to find vulnerabilities in Microsoft Corp.'s   new Windows Vista operating system, putting to test  the software maker's claim that it is the most secure Windows  program ever.
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Although the much-touted security enhancements in Windows Vista make it safer than earlier versions of Windows, it is still open to attack from malicious code, according to a study by Symantec.
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A report penned by one of Microsoft's top security experts argues that Windows Vista had fewer known security flaws in its first year of release than other major industry operating systems. On the blogs, skeptics abound.
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New virtual-machine technology can be used to test software patches and migrate aging Windows NT applications. By John Foley, Paula Rooney, CRN.
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Ben Fathi, now the chief of development in the Windows core operating system group, would like Vista to have half the first-year security flaws of its predecessor, XP. Security analysts offer their thoughts.
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Blog: The first update for Windows Vista could enter testing as early as next week, according to reports.
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Blog: Trend Micro leverages native Windows Vista technology for enhanced security.
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Microsoft issues patches for holes that could allow remote attackers to gain control of your PC.
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Windows security holes patched; tool to rid PCs of malicious software now available.
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NEW YORK -- Microsoft Corp. took great pains to improve security in its newly released computer operating system, Windows Vista, redesigning it to reduce users' exposure to destructive programs from the Internet. Outside researchers commend the retooled approach -- yet they say the changes won't make online life much safer.
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A status report released yesterday by the director of Microsoft's Security Technology Unit contends that, over the first six months of its shelf life, Windows Vista was proven more secure than its competitors during their first six months, and more secure than Windows XP after its debut, by virtue of the sole fact that fewer Vista vulnerabilities were entered into the National Vulnerability Database.
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Pirates sink 'selves A week after Windows Vista's official launch hackers have devised their first attack, targeting pirates trying to install illegal copies of Microsoft's operating system.â¦
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InfoWorld - Microsoft&#160;finally rolled its&#160;Vista operating system out the door Tuesday, billing it as its most secure operating system ever, but what are the security features that will really matter to enterprise users?
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Talking up the new release at a launch event Tuesday, a Microsoft VP said that during Vista's development, "Every single time we had a trade-off between application compatibility or security, we went with security."
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Microsoft plans to release three security updates for Windows and Office next Tuesday. One of these is rated critical.
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Windows Vista might be robbing the spotlight, but Microsoft has moved forward with other new product launches this week. On Thursday, Redmond announced new software that aims to make servers more secure.
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VMware tests a desktop virtualization program that runs on a USB drive.