Mischief-Proofing Your PC
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| In promoting Windows Vista, Microsoft (MSFT) says its new
| operating system will help you have "a PC protected from viruses,
| worms, [and] spyware." Alas, this statement is only partly true.
| Despite security improvements, Vista users, like those with Windows
| XP, need to run additional software to keep their PCs healthy and safe.
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http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/feb2007/tc20070208_919133.htm?campaign_id=yhoo
http://tinyurl.com/2g5fv3
A couple of days ago:
Symantec: Microsoft conflict of interest is damaging internet
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| Symantec's chief executive has lambasted Microsoft for a dangerous
| conflict of interest as both the provider of an operating system
| and seller of software designed to secure its users.
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| Thompson told RSA delegates: "You wouldn't want the company that is
| keeping your books to audit your books. The same logic should apply.
| You wouldn't want the company that created your company's operating
| platform to be the one that is securing it from a broad range of
| threats. It's a huge conflict of interest."
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/07/symantec_thompson_microsoft/
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