Home Messages Index
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]
Author IndexDate IndexThread Index

[News] More Windows-only Security Problems Emerge

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

McAfee slaps Trojan warning on MS Office Live

,----[ Quote ]
| McAfee has apologised after an anti-virus update released on Monday night 
| incorrectly identified a plug-in for Microsoft Office Live Meeting as a 
| Trojan.  
`----

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/06/mcafee_live_update_false_alert/

Massive faux-CNN spam blitz uses legit sites to deliver fake Flash

,----[ Quote ]
| More than 1,000 hacked sites serving up phony update; Adobe issues warning
`----

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9111858

That's why there needs to be a repository and it's another reason (among many)
why Vista is not secure.


Recent:

With Vista breached, Linux unbeaten in hacking contest

,----[ Quote ]
| The MacBook Air went first; a tiny Fujitsu laptop running Vista was hacked on
| the last day of the contest; but it was Linux, running on a Sony Vaio, that
| remained undefeated as conference organizers ended a three-way computer
| hacking challenge Friday at the CanSecWest conference.
`----

http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2008/032908-with-vista-breached-linux-unbeaten.html?fsrc=rss-linux-news


Nevis Labs Identifies Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Live OneCare

,----[ Quote ]
| Nevis Networks, a market leader in secure switching and identity-based policy
| enforcement appliances, today announced that Nevis Labs has identified
| vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Live OneCare.
`----

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080514006196&newsLang=en


Vista Called as Vulnerable as Predecessors

,----[ Quote ]
| It looks as if Vista's reputation for improved security could be heading for
| the pages of history. PC Tools has renewed last week's attack on the platform
| with new figures that appear to back up its claim that Vista is almost as
| vulnerable as its predecessors.
`----

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/146281/vista_called_as_vulnerable_as_predecessors.html


Vista security credentials tarnished in malware survey

,----[ Quote ]
| "[Vista]has been hailed by Microsoft as the most secure version of Windows to
| date. However, recent research conducted with statistics from over 1.4
| million computers within the ThreatFire community has shown that Windows
| Vista is more susceptible to malware than the eight year old Windows 2000
| operating system, and only 37 per cent more secure than Windows XP," said
| Simon Clausen, chief exec at PC Tools.
`----

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/09/win_malware_survey/


Vista as Insecure as Windows 2000

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/145681/vista_as_insecure_as_windows_2000.html


Study Says Linux More Secure

,----[ Quote ]
| More than 70 percent people surveyed said they found Red Hat Linux less
| vulnerable to security issues than Microsoft's operating system.
`----

http://www.techtree.com/India/News/Study_Says_Linux_More_Secure/551-88850-580.html


Related:

Why Linux is More Secure Than Windows

,----[ Gist ]
| Much better patch management tools...
|
| Much stronger default configuration...
|
| Modular Design...
|
| Better tools to protect against zero-day attacks...
|
| Open Source Architecture...
|
| Diverse Environment...
`----

http://freewebsoftwarereviews.blogspot.com/2007/12/why-linux-is-more-secure-than-windows.html


Linux Security: A Big Edge Over Windows

http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/54742.html


The problems with Vista laid bare - What might have been

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38419


Why Windows is less secure than Linux

http://blogs.zdnet.com/threatchaos/?p=311


Microsoft Windows: Insecure by Design

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A34978-2003Aug23?language=printer


If Only We Knew Then What We Know Now About Windows XP

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/23/AR2006092300510.html?nav=rss_technology


Why Windows is a security nightmare.

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/21/1085120110704.html


The Structural Failures of Windows

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=15305
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux)

iEYEARECAAYFAkiazLcACgkQU4xAY3RXLo5t9QCfUNFkGgm4pueBGRnXdUxnJQT1
94oAoKzMOjr/RopMQQxQTv6hC4O7JLO7
=iqkn
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]
Author IndexDate IndexThread Index