Points from Vista Security Articles
Vista's been out long enough for some hard looks at it's security and here are some findings:
From Symantec: Out of the Box, Vista Prone to Legacy Threats:
"There are existing codes that can survive Vista without being modified— [certain] keyloggers, worms, Trojans, and spyware are able to survive," said Symantec Research Scientist Ollie Whitehouse
and
rootkit writers use the same techniques as PatchGuard to ensure their actions aren't detected.
Security vendors are releasing Vista-ready products but diffuculties remain according to PC World
Although leading security vendors such as Symantec Corp., McAfee Inc. and Trend Micro Inc. have released updates or patches to make some or all of their products Vista-compatible, many others remain deeply entrenched in testing Vista versions of their tools.
Michael Coob offers this opinion about Vista in SearchSecurity
My advice to those considering early adoption: don't do it. Instead, wait and see if any exploits or flaws are found. Now that Vista is available to everyone, its security features are subject to the accelerated cycle of real-world vulnerability testing, and that will be telling.
We have a assembled all articles published at this site for the last six months into a single, easily downloaded PDF file. The Messaging and Web Security Essential Series provides useful information on a range of topics, from email compliance and combating spam to vulnerability scanning and Web application testing. We hope you find it useful.
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