The New Vista Waiting Game

The New Vista Waiting Game
Kelly Martin, 2007-01-30

Vista is a step forward in security, but many businesses will be stuck with Windows XP for years to come, due to the cost of upgrading, the value of existing assets, and compatibility issues that trump security features.

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The New Vista Waiting Game 2007-01-30
Matthew Murphy

Vista's biggest security benefit will apply equally to users of Vista and XP: Limited Privilege by Default.

As more applications are programmed to work with it on Vista, they'll work well when run as a Restricted User (i.e., a member of the Users group only) on XP. This means that admins who have...

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The New Vista Waiting Game 2007-02-08
Anonymous

My customers aren't migrating because of compatibility issues it is true. But I argue about the "enhanced security" in my world where users lose their passwords on a consistent basis features like bitlocker only succeed in ensuring my customers can't get at their own data. Add to that the fact tha...

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