Unlike the UNIX based Mac OS X and the open source Linux operating systems, the Windows platform is far from the perception or the reality of a secure by default product. While neither Mac OS X nor Linux are panaceas for security issues, in the same manner as Windows Vista, Microsoft’s long advertised most secure operating system to date, is not a silver bullet solution, Windows is the undisputed underdog in the race for delivering user protection. Code quality and the actual security mitigations and boundaries implemented into the fabric of the product are only an aspect of the problem. Windows also has to face a mature threat environment, evolving at a fast pace, because of its ubiquity. (more…)
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