Windows Vista = Epic Fail

[nerdimus_prime]

THIS just hit the wire Friday morning. Once exploits are created to take advantage of this, there will be much wailing and gnashing of teeth.

The gist:

"This week at the Black Hat Security Conference two security researchers will discuss their findings which could completely bring Windows Vista to its knees.

Mark Dowd of IBM Internet Security Systems

Comments

[nerdimus_prime]

Thanks, I fixed it. LJ's "add a hyperlink" function in rich text mode is apparently also composed of fail.

[nerdimus_prime]

Really? I didn't see that in the article. I'm curious how that would work the same way on a Mac, because they're built on different architectures: Mac on BSD-ish UNIX, and Vista on heavily modified XP.

[nerdimus_prime]

Hmm. Well, we'll find out all too soon, I predict.

[nerdimus_prime]

True. No OS is perfect, and anything can be hacked eventually, but this is a pretty glaring design flaw. Worse, because apparently it can't be patched like a regular bug, and would require at least a partial redesign of the security architecture.

[die7fox]

and would require at least a partial redesign of the security architecture.

That's it, I'm going back to quill & papyrus and the secret code I created with my best friend in second grade.

[gearjock]

*hands over his Annie Oakley Ovaltine Decoder ring......*