RE: Windows Vista current flaws

From: Kofron, Matt (Matt.Kofron_at_AGEDWARDS.com)
Date: 09/27/05

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    There are a few good reasons:

    http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Security-Flaw-for-Windows-Vista-6707.
    shtml

    http://www.pro-networks.org/forum/viewstory.php?t=61681

    http://zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Windows_Vista_tool_targeted_by_vir
    us_writers/0,2000061744,39205746,00.htm

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Jon Lawhead [mailto:samurai@berkeley.edu]
    Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 11:01 PM
    To: security-basics@securityfocus.com
    Subject: Windows Vista current flaws

    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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