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NSA helps with Vista security
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:30:15 -0500
One should point out that NSA was heavily involved with Bell Labs and GE and MIT in the Multics effort back in the 60s (I was there) djf
Begin forwarded message: From: Suzanne Johnson <sjohnson () pobox com> Date: January 10, 2007 1:52:23 PM EST To: dave () farber net Subject: NSA helps with Vista securityNews sources are reporting on the NSA link to Microsoft's Vista operating system. Apparently they were involved in assuring system security. This is supposed to give users more confidence in the security of the OS.
The National Security Agency stepped in to help Microsoft develop a configuration of its next-generation operating system that would meet U.S. Department of Defense requirements, said NSA spokesman Ken White. This is not the first time the secretive agency has been brought in by private industry to consult on operating system security, White said, but it is the first time the NSA has worked with a vendor prior to the release of an operating system.
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