… or so that’s what this article says. Honestly, I don’t believe it. Every single operating system in the Microsoft family has been known for having many vulnerabilities, and they each were developed with breakthrough technology for the time. Granted, while I believe it was a wise decision to work off of the Windows 2000 framework for Vista, I still hold my doubts on whether or not hackers will have a tough time finding vulnerabilities in it. After all, Vista vulnerabilities have already received quite a fair share of attention when the business edition came out.

In a launch event in New York City, the software giant took the wraps off of both Windows Vista and its Office 2007 productivity suite. Long awaited, Windows Vista brings together a number of security features, some aimed at hardening the operating system against attack and others designed to encourage users to make security a priority when using their PCs.

“None of the features in Windows Vista, either individually or together, are meant to be bulletproof,” said Stephen Toulouse, senior product manager for Microsoft’s Security Technology Unit. “But the defense-in-depth will significantly raise the security level compared to Windows XP.”[more]

Tags: Computer Protection, Defense in Depth