On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 08:49 pm, Hugh Dixon tapped out:
> That said Vista is suppose to be the first version of windows where the
> user is not given admin, or root privileges by default. MS is only just
> beginning to implement basic security measures like that by default.
> My 2 cents.
> Hugh
Even that being the case, there are many documented means by which to lower
the overall system security levels to allow programs to execute at admin
level - so this is still going to be an issue. This is NOT a unix/linux based
platform. This is an NT based kernel that has not been rewritten and contains
the very same vulnerabilities as the previous NT kernels. C'mon y'all, we're
talking about two complete different architectures of OS's - no matter WHAT
Microsoft does, they're going to be an open target based solely on the
design. Until they COMPLETELY REWRITE the OS from the ground up, they're
going to be prone to attack. Today, tomorrow and far down the line into the
future.
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