Windows recovery loophole lets hackers in
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| Windows Vista may be Microsoft's most secure operating system to date, but
| researchers are still finding some glaring loopholes for hackers to
| exploit. Here is the latest: all you need is a Vista Install DVD to get
| admin level access to a hard drive.
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| The loophole arises because the Command Prompt tool in Vista's
| System Recovery Options fails to request user name or passwords
| before handing over access to PCs running the operating system.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/12/vista_recovery_hack/
Related:
Vista still vulnerable
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| Vulnerabilities in Windows Vista will plague users in coming months
| and years, a prominent security researcher warns, despite its
| security improvements over predecessor XP.
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http://www.smh.com.au/news/security/vista-still-vulnerable/2007/02/26/1172338546822.html
http://tinyurl.com/2o82lf
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.
|
| [...]
|
| 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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