Symantec Spurns Microsoft's Vista Security Proposal
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| Microsoft's plan to provide limited access to the Vista kernel
| in the 64-bit version of the upcoming OS is not enough, a
| Symantec executive said Tuesday.
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http://www.techweb.com/wire/security/193303504;jsessionid=F5BQAY42UAISKQSNDLPSKHSCJUNN2JVN
http://tinyurl.com/yzowe7
Also in:
Symantec Says Secure APIs for Vista Kernel PatchGuard Aren't Enough
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=4591
This is a real problem because Microsoft's security is listed
among the worst solutions.
Security Suite Smackdown, Part I
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| Eight of the biggest names in security go head to head in
| this round up of the best (and worst) of the apps that
| aim to keep you safe.
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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2031667,00.asp
Onecare is 7th of out 8. This is something that McAfee predicteda
nd warned about.
McAfee: Microsoft completely unrealistic on Vista
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| Windows Vista does not ship with antivirus software installed
| and active, but for the first time Microsoft will be promoting
| their own antivirus service in Windows OneCare.
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| [...]
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| "With its upcoming Vista operating system, Microsoft is
| embracing the flawed logic that computers will be
| more secure if it stops co-operating with the
| independent security firms."
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061002-7875.html
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