Ms - to hackers - "Be good and tell us we be bad!"

[Daniel ~]

Written by Daniel
Monday, 31 July 2006
Vista, Rootkits Headline Hacker Confab
By Ryan Naraine
July 30, 2006

Black Hat Briefings: Microsoft plans to showcase Vista as its "most secure operating system ever," but independent researchers worry that the hacker powwow is being reduced to a glorified product demo.

For Microsoft, the coming days of Black Hat Briefings hacker scrutiny in Las Vegas could make or break its claim that Windows Vista is the "most secure operating system ever."

The software maker will use the August 2-3 security conference to showcase a wide range of security features and functionality being fitted into the successor to Windows XP."

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[dsio]

Its easy to prove a bulletproof jacket works as well, as long as your "expert marksman" is using blanks.

[Daniel ~]

One wonders if the event might double as a Jobs fair - might have a few tidy tie-ins...":O}