Here is an interesting piece that was posted on eWeek yesterday. The new release of the Vista operating system hopes to address the pervasive problem of social engineering.
Microsoft says the Windows operating system software is not the weakest link in desktop security, and contends that Windows Vista will help limit the greatest vulnerability of all—users’ bad decision-making.
While previous iterations of Microsoft’s dominant operating system hit the market with an abundance of security loopholes that left users open to many different forms of attack, Microsoft officials said new features offered in Vista will not only make it harder for malware writers attack the OS, but will also make it more difficult for users to hang themselves out to dry.
Well, time will tell. Users are a bunch that never fail to find new and exciting ways to mess with your network.
[tags]Vista, Social Engineering, Microsoft Security[/tags]
