Vista Security — Too Little Too Late 483
Thomas Greene of The Register has a fairly comprehensive review of Vista and IE7 user security measures. The verdict is: better but not adequate, and mostly an attempt to shift blame onto the user when things go wrong. From the review: "[Vista is] a slightly more secure version than XP SP2. There are good features, and there are good ideas, but they've been implemented badly. The old problems never go away: too many networking services enabled by default; too many owners running their boxes as admins and downloading every bit of malware they can get their hands on."
Vista Security -- Too Little Too Late.... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Vista Security -- Too Little Too Late.... (Score:5, Funny)
Cancel or Allow.
er um (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Vista Security -- Too Little Too Late.... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Why should they have a problem? (Score:5, Funny)
Back on topic: Vista tests for my corporation have been far from impressive in both security and performance. I'll stick with the XP Upgrade method I think. "Skin XP to look like Vista... open up the case, remove half the RAM and clock the CPU back a few notches"
Apt-get (Score:2, Funny)
*ducks*
Re:dear lord... (Score:5, Funny)
It would be pretty horrific...
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Nice Article (Score:4, Funny)
In a nutshell, Windows is single-handedly responsible for turning the internet into the toxic shithole of malware that it is today.
you know it's going to be fair and balanced.
Re:Vista Security -- Too Little Too Late.... (Score:3, Funny)
Cancel or Allow.
Uhm... Retry?
Re:Why should they have a problem? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:You can't build a fort on a foundation of shit. (Score:3, Funny)
Ah yes, the foundation is well designed. But when they were mixing up the concrete they forgot the cement.
Re:Why should they have a problem? (Score:4, Funny)
What security or performance "tests" did you run that you found "far from impressive"?
Note:
1) Open web browser
2) Load www.slashdot.org
3) Read what other people who haven't actually tested Vista posted
... is not a valid test. ;)
Re:dear lord... (Score:5, Funny)
Such an old joke, yet you failed to get it right (Score:3, Funny)
On every old webpage.
Re:Vista security is.. (Score:2, Funny)
You're absolutely right (Score:5, Funny)