Despite US researchers showing that hard disk encryption can be easily compromised, Australian Customs say its Vista laptops are safe because data is not stored on them -- but analysts have warned users will find a way around this policy when they need to.
Windows Vista won't have a backdoor that could be used by police forces to get into encrypted files, Microsoft has stressed.
Although it is still working to finish the code for Windows Vista, Microsoft has reached a decision on which versions of the operating system to offer.
If you aren't impressed by the OS update's flash new features, consider getting Vista for its tougher defences, Windows chief Jim Allchin says.
The chief security advisor for Microsoft UK, former FBI agent Ed Gibson, on Wednesday said enterprises must take steps to toughen their security environment to foil cybercriminals.
Banks obviously have an interest in making consumers feel safe. They are there to protect the customers' money. They want customers to use their online services, too, because the channel offers a lower cost per transaction than a branch. But giving away free security software to make customers feel safe is probably doing more harm than good.
Early this decade, Microsoft weathered unrelenting criticism over a controversial set of technologies known as Palladium, which the company envisioned as creating a kind of secure vault to store passwords or medical records.
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If you aren't impressed by the OS update's flash new features, consider getting Vista for its tougher defences, Windows chief Jim Allchin says.
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Don't want to take Windows Vista for a test drive until you know what it has to offer? Join Windows expert Deb Shinder for a visual tour of Beta 2 as she points out some of the more dramatic changes and shares her impressions of the new OS.
From features and requirements to versions and release dates, here is everything you need to know about the upcoming update to the dominant operating system.
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