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Microsoft Says Vista Most Secure OS Ever
darryl24 writes "Microsoft senior vice president Bob Muglia opened up TechEd 2006 in Boston Sunday evening by proclaiming that Windows Vista was the most secure operating system in the industry. But a bold statement can only go so far, and much of this week's conference has been spent reinforcing that point. Microsoft also acknowledges that nothing is infallible when it comes to computer security. In turn, the company has employed black hat hackers for what is called a penetration, or pen, test team."
CALGARY (ADP) - In a stunning development in the open source movement, the OpenBSD project, led by developer Theo de Raadt, was bombed and strafed by a hitherto-unknown air force belonging to private software corporation Microsoft (NYSE:MSFT).
de Raadt's home, and the University of Alberta data center holding the OpenBSD CVS servers, were attacked nearly simultaneously. Though the attack only lasted fifteen minutes, it left hundreds of innocent Windows users injured.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has sent a "sharply worded" protest to the United States government.
Shortly after the attack, Microsoft has released a publicity photo of Bill Gates, standing on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln, underneath a banner saying simply, "Mission Accomplished."
Free Software Foundation founder Richard Stallman could not be reached for comment. Sources close to Stallman said he was "somewhere underneath Cheyenne Mountain, importing the OpenBSD source tree into the Hurd."
Carousel is a lie!
Of course it's the most secure OS ever. No one can compromise an OS that hasn't even been released yet.
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So, it's the most secure operating system ever... and from my use of the beta, I might be tempted to believe that. Here's an example of that "security": *insert CD*
"You've just inserted an insecure piece of removable media. Are you sure you want to proceed?"
*clicks yes*
*launches Internet Exploiter*
"You are attempting to connect to the internet. The internet is a very insecure place. Are you sure you want to do?"
*clicks "Yes"*
"Are you really sure? I mean, there are viruses out there on the internet. Do you know what a virus is? I mean, this stuff can really mess your computer up! Are you absolutely sure you want to connect to the internet?"
*clicks "Yes"*
"Oooooh, sorry - you don't have sufficient privileges to connect to the internet. Contact your Administrator or type your Administrator password now."
*types password*
*connects to internet*
"You are attempting to send an IP packet over an unsecured interface. This is how viruses get on your computer. Are you sure want to send this packet?"
*sighs* *clicks "Yes"*
*beep beep beep* "USER ALERT: Your computer has received an unsecured packet from the internet! This packet could be part of a virus! Are you certain you want to allow this packet into the application for processing?"
*clicks "Yes."
"You are attempting to send an IP packet over an unsecured interface. This is how viruses get on your computer. Are you sure want to send this packet?"
*sighs* *clicks "Yes"*
*beep beep beep* "USER ALERT: Your computer has received an unsecured packet from the internet! This packet could be part of a virus! Are you certain you want to allow this packet into the application for processing?"
*kicks computer*
*installs Linux/BSD or buys Mac*
VERY secure, indeed.
"Adventure? Excitement? A Jedi craves not these things."
In other news, Kellogs say Corn Flakes "taste nice". Film at eleven.
Don't let THEM immanentize the Eschaton!
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Not if you want to sell copies of WINDOWS DEFENDER!
Now that the blackhats have had a look at the source code, we had better pony up the money to buy that service or else....
That not even Microsoft's air force can shoot straight.
The University of Alberta is in Edmonton.
Could someone explain the difference between the two so I can make sure I didn't screw up?
Sure, white hat hackers do it for glory and money. Black hat hackers do it for money and glory.
Oh balls!
That leaves Vista a very close second then, doesn't it? ;)
Falling Out Laughing
Chas - The one, the only.
THANK GOD!!!
And it's not shipping yet either.
Weaselmancer
rediculous.
... and you will be able to run it in five minutes.
Five minutes pass.
GOTO LINE 1.
Friends don't help friends install M$ junk.
Global Warming is a myth,
Carrot Top is funny,
Cigerettes don't cause cancer,
Irac had weapons of mass destruction,
George Bush is listening to your phone calls to make you safe.
... ever made. After all Microsoft said so both in 1996 and 1999.
So until holes appear in either platform I think we can trust Microsoft when they say something is secure. After all I never heard of a single security hole in WindowsXP or IIS or any server product from MS. Have you?
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Check it out!
Are you sure about that ? this IS Microsoft after all ;). If anyone can compromise an OS surely it's them.
"The boy is dangerous, they all sense it, why can't you?"
By your logic, Windows Millennium Edition is actually more secure than all other versions of Windows.
Combined.
Or, as in this case, any story with a headline that will start an instant flame war.
Hey, it works for Dvorak. Why shouldn't it work for Slashdot? ;-)
Read the EFF's Fair Use FAQ
Nah, no trouble here. Just look at their equation.
.NET being made to be crossplatform. But in reality their implementation is not even Winplatform.
1. They made PR claims about
2. Based on 1. only Windows exist.
3. MS was bitching about computer without OS, meaning Linux and others in their eyes are not OS
4. Based on 4. Windows is the only OS
5. So this will be most secure Windows ever.
6. In MS eyes 2. and 4. equals to most secure OS ever.
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in my country this is called prostitution and is not legal
Not to mention that what you are currently reading is the best comment ever made on Slashdot :-)
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
So instead of reading/writing 2^20 bytes per second it is 1^20 bytes now *ducks*
to the point where you don't even want to turn on the computer.
"This is a fictional example of where things are going"
User: click to open word
Vista: are you sure you want to do that
user: click yes
Vista: are you absolutely sure you want to open this program
user: click yes mumble mumble
Vista: Warning this program has the capability of running macro viruses
user: click ok, like I didn't know that
Vista: do you want to see this warning again
user: click no
Vista: Are you sure
user: click yes, ggrrrr
Vista: Word opens
Vista: There is a new security update for this software would you like to install it now
user: what the, Click no
Vista: are you sure this is very unsafe!
user: oh for the love of Pete where's my pen and paper!!
Microsoft: Yet another user saved from themselves!
Of course it's the most secure OS ever. There is no inertial reference frame.
I just tried to rdesktop to my Vista installation from Linux, and instead of allowing a remote 'hacker' access the system, it bravely BLUESCREENed. Imagine an OS so secure it would rather self destructs than allow an intruder. Now that's a secure OS, yes indeed.
Tip: You must update to latest cvs of rdesktop, something about key size.
try { do() || do_not(); } catch (JediException err) { yoda(err); }
Is it a disk operating system or a denial of service?
In the case of MS-DOS, both.
4. Based on 4. Windows is the only OS
Aaaaaah, recursive definition!!!!
Try ERD commander from Winternals... You will be able to reset the Admin password and then remove the policy...
You probably will be fired shortly after.