Symantec and McAfee Take Issue With Planned Vista Security
Monday October 9, 2006
Microsoft is wrapping up the final stages of tweaking Vista to get it ready for its official release. Vista includes a number of security updates and changes in the way the operating system works that are aimed at making it more secure. Some security vendors, particularly Symantec and McAfee, have taken issue with some of the changes though. According to an Information Week article, the vendors claim that Microsoft's lockdown of access to the OS kernel will block their ability to protect the system. If the security features were flawless, and worked 100% of the time, that might not be a problem. But, if malware writers find a weak spot, Vista-users won't have a security solution. It is somewhat of a catch-22 for Microsoft. Users expect the operating system to be stable and secure by default and complain loudly about having to augment the OS with various 3rd-party products in order to get that security. But, when they try to lock down and secure the system themselves, users reflect on Microsoft's track record and they are cautious about trusting them or putting all of their security 'eggs' in Microsoft's 'basket'.
Comments
it seems funny to me that most security is needed for microsoft and not apple operating systems. I have had more then one time associated attack with a software package designed to stop that from happening It makes no sense with the price of computer systems that people who are of average income should have to spend money to keep there system working proberly I hope MS has made a good fix systems cost enough without having to constantly update and repair them because of companies or individuals who have nothing to do except make our live miserable