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dbarrow
07-18-2006, 10:18 AM
http://news.com.com/Symantec+sees+an+Achilles+heel+in+Vista/2100-7355_3-6095119.html?tag=cd.top

By Joris Evers
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Published: July 18, 2006, 4:00 AM PDT

Some of Microsoft's efforts to make Windows Vista its most stable and secure operating system ever could cause instability and new security flaws, according to a Symantec report.

Researchers at Cupertino, Calif.-based Symantec examined the new networking technology in recent test releases of Vista, Microsoft's next major operating system release, according to the report. They found several security bugs and determined that Vista's networking technology will be less stable, at least in the short run, than Windows XP's, the report said. ...

*Can MS say "Oops!"

Tortanick
07-18-2006, 06:10 PM
It also says in the long term things will be better, can't see how it could get worse so carry on MS.

dbarrow
07-25-2006, 11:02 AM
Symantec continues Vista bug hunt
http://news.com.com/Symantec+continues+Vista+bug+hunt/2100-1002_3-6097976.html?tag=cd.top

After poking around the Windows Vista networking stack, Symantec researchers have tried out privilege-escalation attacks on an early version of the Windows XP successor.

*The plot thickens....