Re: SF new column announcement: The New Vista Waiting Game

[Joshua Hori <jhori () ucdavis edu>]

Here's another article that should interest some of you:

http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/431

How Vista works compared to XP

Murda Mcloud wrote:
> Interesting article Kelly and I liked how you highlighted those that stand
> to gain(financially) from the new OS.
> It echoes what many have been saying(and what I've been telling my
> director/management etc) that there are no advantages for migrating yet.
> Also, there are no major disadvantages with staying on XP(as far as I can
> see. So I'll shrug my shoulders and wait.
>
> Someone told me that since it is more secure, then shouldn't the security
> conscious be treating it like the mother of all patches? (Patch often and
> early!) But when I think of the impact of a 'patch' like that my eyes glaze
> over and I hear the sound of chopper blades and people screaming in panic
> that 'the server has died' or that 'the network is down' and 'is Word meant
> to flash purple like that?'. Pre Traumatic Stress Disorder they call it.
>
> I like to adhere to the old CIA security triumvirate as much as possible and
> sometimes availability trumps everything for 'business' people.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com] On
> Behalf Of Kelly Martin
> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 5:07 AM
> To: security-basics () securityfocus com
> Subject: SF new column announcement: The New Vista Waiting Game
>
> The following column was published on SecurityFocus today:
>
> The New Vista Waiting Game
> by Kelly Martin
> published 2007-01-30
>
> Vista is a step forward in security, but many businesses will be stuck
> with Windows XP for years to come. The cost of upgrading, the value of
> existing assets, and enterprise application compatibility issues trump
> the security advantages of Vista today in the classic enterprise waiting
> game.
>
> http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/431
>
>