Symantec takes another crack at Vista security
,----[ Quote ]
| According to the papers, 3% of existing backdoors, 4% of current
| keyloggers, 2% of Trojans and 2% of spyware can successfully execute
| and survive a restart on Vista without being modified. It's not
| clear how well this compares to non-malicious software designed
| for XP.
`----
http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=F6CFA321-C9FD-47EE-B548-CA8C5A128ED7
Related:
Symantec sizes up security in Windows Vista
,----[ Quote ]
| Windows Vista might be Microsoft's most secure operating system yet,
| but its Windows SideBar and gadgets could pose security threats,
| Symantec says.
|
| [...]
|
| Within Vista itself, Symantec found that the Windows SideBar and
| gadgets could lead to security risks for users. The gadgets, or
| tools, use static HTML and scripting to allow developers to easily
| create new plug-ins for the Windows desktop, such as clock or
| calculator applications.
`----
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6163035.html
Vista still vulnerable
,----[ Quote ]
| Vulnerabilities in Windows Vista will plague users in coming months
| and years, a prominent security researcher warns, despite its
| security improvements over predecessor XP.
`----
http://www.smh.com.au/news/security/vista-still-vulnerable/2007/02/26/1172338546822.html
http://tinyurl.com/2o82lf
Flaw found in Office 2007
,----[ Quote ]
| Researchers have discovered a "highly critical" security flaw in
| newly released Office 2007, despite Microsoft's efforts to deliver
| its most secure version yet of the productivity software.
`----
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6161835.html
Botnet 'pandemic' threatens to strangle the net
,----[ Quote ]
| Cerf estimated that between 100 million and 150 million of the
| 600 million PCs on the internet are under the control of hackers,
| the BBC reports.
`----
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/26/botnet_threat/
|
|
