How Much Will Windows Security Matter?
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| Of course, with Vista on a tiny fraction of desktops today, it's way
| too early to assess how much hackers can mess with it.
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| "I don't know how long Microsoft is going to be able to claim the
| streets are safe before a criminal decides to challenge that
| opinion," O'Brien said. "That's going to just be a matter of time."
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/061210/microsoft_security.html?.v=3
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Most security tools not quite ready for Vista
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| "The absence of security software from the major vendors will
| be another reason why business will not migrate to Vista right
| away," said Natalie Lambert, an analyst at Forrester Research.
| That's in addition to the lack of support for Vista in general
| applications, which are the tools businesses need to run their
| operations, she noted.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6139808.html
Hackers 'Salivating' for Vista
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| Security experts brace for viruses in Microsoft's Windows Vista.
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http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=19959&hed=Hackers+'Salivating'+for+Vista
Windows Vista's first malware warning
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| Web-based email services expose Windows Vista
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http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=7748
Three of the top ten malware threats run on Microsoft Vista, Sophos
tests show
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| Sophos tested each piece of malware in the top ten on the Vista
| operating system to establish whether users running Vista without
| any third-party security software would avoid infection.
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http://www.sophos.com/pressoffice/news/articles/2006/11/toptennov.html?_log_from=rss
Microsoft stands by Patch Tuesday for Vista
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| Software giant Microsoft is set to continue releasing security
| patches and other updates on the first Tuesday of every month
| despite admitting that malicious software authors have started
| exploiting the predictability of its updates.
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http://zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Microsoft_stands_by_Patch_Tuesday_for_Vista/0,130061733,339272495,00.htm
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