posted on Friday, June 22, 2007 1:18 PM
by
paul
Windows Vista Security
Windows Vista Security at 180 Days
Windows Vista just passed the 180 day mark since it was deployed by business customers.
Jeff Jones, a Microsoft Director from the Trustworthy Computing group and frequent blogger on security topics, has done a comparison of vulnerabilities discovered in Windows Vista versus other operating systems in their first 6 months of availability. Windows Vista holds up well in this comparison, showing a significantly improved vulnerability profile over its first 180 days of availability compared to Windows XP and the other operating systems that were examined. It’s interesting to note that Windows Vista is being subjected to a greater level of scrutiny than its predecessor, as tools used by security researchers have become significantly more sophisticated since Windows XP was released.
I have yet to see or hear about any vulnerability with Windows Vista, let's hope Windows Server 2008 proves to be as secure.
At TechEd I had a chance to have breakfast with
Michael Howard we had a good discussion about Microsoft's commitment to security and all that has been accomplished over the past three years thanks to his diligent Team.