Re: Windows Vista current flaws

From: Micheal Espinola Jr (michealespinola_at_gmail.com)
Date: 09/27/05

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    Beta software should not be allowed to run unchecked in a production
    environment.

    On 9/27/05, Jon Lawhead <samurai@berkeley.edu> wrote:
    > Greetings all,
    >
    > I work in Network Security for UC Berkeley's residence halls. We have a list of several "minimum
    > security standards" that we require all connected computers to meet before being allowed access to
    > the network (stuff like having a firewall program, antivirus, etc). One of the standards involves
    > having the latest patched version of a secure operating system. I have a user on the network who
    > wishes to run a (legitimately acquired, or so he says) version of Windows Vista beta version.
    > Before I decide on this, I wanted opinions on whether or not this is a good idea. My first
    > instinct is to disallow any beta operating systems simply on the grounds that they'll be buggy by
    > definition and may potentially have serious security flaws, but I can't find anything to back this
    > up. Just wondering if I could get a few opinions on whether or not this is a good idea. Thanks!
    >
    >
    > Jon Lawhead
    > Network Security Coordinator
    > Residential Computing
    > University of California, Berkeley
    > 

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