Black Hat conference: Vista secure
updated 11:45 am EDT, Fri August 4, 2006
Black Hat Vista Secure
One of Microsoft's more embarassing moments was its overconfident challenge to hackers to try and compromise a Windows 2000 server, the "most secure Windows ever," while it was in beta testing. Within hours, Windows had been compromised and Microsoft spun the story by claiming that the challenge helped them discover vulnerabilities before the official launch. A wiser and more hardened Microsoft arrived at the Black Hat convention with much more respect, says the Seattle Post Intelligencer. Hackers at the gathering were invited to test Windows Vista and found that while Microsoft is still slow to respond to security threats, the company is less arrogant and has made Windows Vista much more secure than past versions.
