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Jackie Conner
Do any of you really feel that Vista is secure?
Thanks,
Jackie
Thanks,
Jackie
K
Kerry Brown
There are no absolutes with security. No can say with any surety that any
software is secure. I believe Vista is more secure than XP. That's about all
I'd go so far as to say I believe so far. I think it will prove to be as
secure as Linux and OS X but I don't know enough about security and all
three OS' to say I believe the statement to be true. Only time will prove if
I am right about any of the statements.
software is secure. I believe Vista is more secure than XP. That's about all
I'd go so far as to say I believe so far. I think it will prove to be as
secure as Linux and OS X but I don't know enough about security and all
three OS' to say I believe the statement to be true. Only time will prove if
I am right about any of the statements.
C
Colin Barnhorst
Yes. (I assume you mean more secure than XP)
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Fred
How secure is "secure"
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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
Before anyone can answer your question, how do you define secure?
Also realize nothing is totally secure and nothing ever can be.
A close exception may be the computer sealed in the original shipping box,
never powered up and in a secure room such as a vault.
Also realize nothing is totally secure and nothing ever can be.
A close exception may be the computer sealed in the original shipping box,
never powered up and in a secure room such as a vault.
S
Stubby
troll bait
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Will
Nothing is really secure at all any system can be comprimised , security is
really only to keep the honest people out if someone really wants to break
into your system they will, provided they know what their doing and have a
good knowledge of networking and security protocols.
Having said this, these days with all the advancements in security
technology, The number of people that are capable of breaking into systems
is getting smaller
I'd say Vista would be more secure than Xp but I only make this assumption
because Vista is more advanced than Xp.
Given time it may well come to light that Vista could have several
vulnerabilities we don't know of yet.
really only to keep the honest people out if someone really wants to break
into your system they will, provided they know what their doing and have a
good knowledge of networking and security protocols.
Having said this, these days with all the advancements in security
technology, The number of people that are capable of breaking into systems
is getting smaller
I'd say Vista would be more secure than Xp but I only make this assumption
because Vista is more advanced than Xp.
Given time it may well come to light that Vista could have several
vulnerabilities we don't know of yet.
D
Dale
I like it and I think it is the most secure OS for home users to date. With
RC2, I had accounts on my PC for myself, my wife, each of my children, and
each of my grandchildren. That's because UAC makes it very much less likely
that a less experienced user will accidentally install a program with
spyware or adware - other than WMP 11, for which there was no option to not
install. Because of UAC, Vista is the first OS ever where anyone in the
family was allowed to use Grandpa's computer at will.
Dale
RC2, I had accounts on my PC for myself, my wife, each of my children, and
each of my grandchildren. That's because UAC makes it very much less likely
that a less experienced user will accidentally install a program with
spyware or adware - other than WMP 11, for which there was no option to not
install. Because of UAC, Vista is the first OS ever where anyone in the
family was allowed to use Grandpa's computer at will.
Dale
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William
I am right now running XP Pro with ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite and I have a router with a hardware firewall. Yes I feel very secure right now.
Do any of you really feel that Vista is secure?
Thanks,
Jackie
Do any of you really feel that Vista is secure?
Thanks,
Jackie
G
Gene Fitzpatrick
As far as an operating system out of the box, yes, it is more secure than
other Windows OS versions. It is not totally secure until you add
anti-virus, which makes it even more secure. But coming out with Defender,
and the more advanced firewall pre-installed, and the addition of UAC, which
stops the "stupid mistake," or the "unknown random infection" allows for a
much more secure system. Additions like Phishing filter in IE7, and
phishing/junkmail detection for Windows Mail, along with the added security
of the disabled links and attachments in Windows Mail, until you have had a
chance to see who it is coming from also helps in feeling more secure.
As others have said before my post, there is no such thing as a 100%
fullproof secure computer. But Vista has made many great strides in the
security of it's system. They get a big thumbs up from me.
Hope this helps
other Windows OS versions. It is not totally secure until you add
anti-virus, which makes it even more secure. But coming out with Defender,
and the more advanced firewall pre-installed, and the addition of UAC, which
stops the "stupid mistake," or the "unknown random infection" allows for a
much more secure system. Additions like Phishing filter in IE7, and
phishing/junkmail detection for Windows Mail, along with the added security
of the disabled links and attachments in Windows Mail, until you have had a
chance to see who it is coming from also helps in feeling more secure.
As others have said before my post, there is no such thing as a 100%
fullproof secure computer. But Vista has made many great strides in the
security of it's system. They get a big thumbs up from me.
Hope this helps
C
Colin Barnhorst
To which I might add the sandboxing of internet files.
C
Colin Nash [MVP]
Jackie Conner said:
It's very secure, at least given my habits. I browse the web and play games
and I'm spyware free and nobody hacked me yet!
M
Mario Rosario
It is as secure as an Abrams Tank.
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Dale
Now, this is amazing! It should say something that this thread has run 24
hours and not a single negative viewpoint. Considering that newsgroups are
generally visited by more technically knowledgeable users, I'd say that is a
very good statement about Vista's security.
Dale
hours and not a single negative viewpoint. Considering that newsgroups are
generally visited by more technically knowledgeable users, I'd say that is a
very good statement about Vista's security.
Dale
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Kirill Palagin
Dale said:
This is just indication of coming Christmas - no one wants to say
anything bad. ;-)
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Larry Maturo
Hi Will,
No kidding. He cross posted to about every newsgroup on the internet.
But to answer his question in the spirit in which it was asked: Vista is at
least 1.739 time more secure, and statistics don't lie.
-- Larry Maturo
No kidding. He cross posted to about every newsgroup on the internet.
But to answer his question in the spirit in which it was asked: Vista is at
least 1.739 time more secure, and statistics don't lie.
-- Larry Maturo
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Jim McBee \(MVP - Exchange\)
IMHO, Vista is more secure than Windows XP and earlier versions of Windows.
I'm probably going to inflame someone here, but it is probably just as
secure as the current version of the Mac OS and most flavors of Linux. It
just has more people targeting it for vulernabilities. Time (and lots of
people chipping away at it) will tell if it is more secure.
Some of the biggest gains seem to be from the perspective of the end user.
It is much harder to accidentally install spyware or malicious code. Not to
say impossible since end users can be tricked in to most anything.
I am not using Vista on any of my machines yet. It breaks too many things I
need such as my VPN connection on my laptop and my scanner software and
sound card driver on my desktop. I suspect this will change as other vendors
get updated versions of their own software released. I'm looking forward to
getting it working on my real machines (rather than just a test machined).
The Aero interface alone is worth the upgrade.
I'm probably going to inflame someone here, but it is probably just as
secure as the current version of the Mac OS and most flavors of Linux. It
just has more people targeting it for vulernabilities. Time (and lots of
people chipping away at it) will tell if it is more secure.
Some of the biggest gains seem to be from the perspective of the end user.
It is much harder to accidentally install spyware or malicious code. Not to
say impossible since end users can be tricked in to most anything.
I am not using Vista on any of my machines yet. It breaks too many things I
need such as my VPN connection on my laptop and my scanner software and
sound card driver on my desktop. I suspect this will change as other vendors
get updated versions of their own software released. I'm looking forward to
getting it working on my real machines (rather than just a test machined).
The Aero interface alone is worth the upgrade.
M
Mark Arnold [MVP]
What's a Mac?
Can I run Exchange Server on it?
Oooh, Aero, Drooooooolllll.
Can I run Exchange Server on it?
Oooh, Aero, Drooooooolllll.
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Dale
LOL
Merry Christmas to you, too.
Merry Christmas to you, too.
Kirill Palagin said:
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Dale
Yikes. I've got to do a better job of watching the address box when
replying. That's a long list of newsgroups that mostly have nothing at all
to do with Vista.
Dale
replying. That's a long list of newsgroups that mostly have nothing at all
to do with Vista.
Dale