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Windows Gets Independent Security Certification
linumax writes "Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday clinched Common Criteria security certification from the U.S. government's National Information Assurance Partnership for six versions of its flagship Windows OS. The products receiving CC certification include Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Embedded with Service Pack 2. Four different versions of Windows Server 2003 also received certification. Common Criteria certification, which was ratified as an international standard in 1999, helps customers in key market segments evaluate IT products when making software purchase decisions and contribute to higher levels of consumer confidence in IT product security, Lipner said. SuSE Linux ES 9 has already achieved the certification and almost a year away from being released, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is on the path toward EAL4 certification."
Finally?!
Anonymous Coward: "This is slashdot. Accuracy is second class citizen here, unlike King Bias."
Well, just the fact that Windows got the certification is enough proof that the certification isn't really worth anything...
Oh well, what the hell...
Is this more or less secure than my OpenBSD box running only qmail and firewalled SSH, that hasn't been rebooted in years (and according to tripwire, never been hacked either)?
Dear Sir, I million dollars has been deposited in your account. Kthnx