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Friday, February 2, 2007
INVISUS Direct Holds Up the STOP SIGN for VISTA
I just got this in my email today.
I don't think it comes as a huge surprise. I have been reading many sources suggesting buyers to proceed with caution or just wait it out a little before jumping on the Vista bandwagon.
From a specific angle of Internet Security, our trusty team of experts are giving the red light on Vista for now.
I don't think it comes as a huge surprise. I have been reading many sources suggesting buyers to proceed with caution or just wait it out a little before jumping on the Vista bandwagon.
From a specific angle of Internet Security, our trusty team of experts are giving the red light on Vista for now.
| Important information you should know about Microsoft Vista |
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| Please Read! Dear ISA – As you may be aware, Microsoft recently released its latest operating system, Windows Vista – the successor to Windows XP. We at INVISUS would like to help our customers and you as ISAs to better understand the full implications of the decision to adopt Vista, particularly as it relates to the security of your PC, INVISUS, and your peace of mind. Therefore, here are several vitally important things that you should know about Windows Vista: INVISUS software is currently NOT compatible with Vista. Windows Vista was years in the making and represents a complete overhaul of Microsoft Windows. Consequently, numerous software programs that were designed to run under Windows XP, 2000, or earlier versions of Windows will not run properly or at all under Windows Vista. Across the industry, numerous PC security programs are incompatible. Most importantly, the INVISUS security partner companies have not yet released Vista-compatible versions of their software, so the software that makes up the INVISUS PC Security Service in not currently compatible with Windows Vista. The security of Windows Vista is not mature enough to be trusted. INVISUS has chosen not to support Windows Vista until we have determined that Vista is suitably mature and protected by ALL of the same proven technologies that are currently protecting Windows XP users. Our security partners are actively monitoring the security situation with Vista and will have Vista-compatible versions of their software when it makes reasonable sense to do so. Consequently, we are issuing the following advisory warnings and advice:
More information about Vista and what it means to you and your customers: About Vista For financial reasons, Vista is of significant importance to Microsoft. Consequently, over the remainder of this year, the Microsoft marketing machine will be in full gear attempting to persuade PC users to upgrade to their computers to Vista. Vista does have some much-needed enhanced security features, improved search capabilities, a pretty new user interface, and a few other features and functions that you will find valuable. However, many independent analysts see no significant functional advantages over Windows XP. Few Computers Can Run Vista Vista is an enormous software program with over 50 million lines of code. To run well, it requires a high-performance computer – a 2GHz processor, at least 1GB of RAM, a fairly expensive and fairly recent video card, and more. Few computers have that kind of horsepower today. Early Security Problems for Vista Like all other Microsoft operating systems before, Vista has its share of security problems. It’s not so much that Microsoft doesn’t make good software (Vista is likely going to be their best operating system yet), it’s just that hackers love to tear apart anything from Microsoft. So the hackers are already at it, finding holes in Vista. Microsoft will be consistently patching the major holes found over the next year. Windows XP had 2 major service pack updates to correct serious problems. Vista will likely follow suit. Check out these articles: Windows Defender Lets Spyware Slip onto Vista PCs Vista Exploit Surfaces on Russian Hacker Site Additional details: Windows Vista, as originally designed, would have been far more secure than Windows XP – and Microsoft would have been in the position of restricting or eliminating users choices in regards to their PC security. Symantec and McAfee cried “foul!” and took out ads in financial newspapers that Microsoft stockholders and Board members were sure to read claiming, in essence, that Microsoft was tightening security to shut out competitors. Subsequently, Microsoft capitulated and left the mainstream 32-bit versions of Vista less secure than it was originally intended to be by leaving the core (or kernel) of the operating system open to third parties and thus still vulnerable. Some industry experts are therefore making the point that Symantec, McAfee, and Microsoft are all thus guilty of putting their own economic interests ahead of the welfare of PC users. By touting the security features of Windows Vista in pre-release discussions, and then by compromising on at least one of those very security features, Microsoft has made Vista an inviting target for hackers who are already discovering holes in Vista security. The practical implication of all of this is that the security of Windows Vista is not mature enough to be trusted. Want to read more about McAfee’s and Norton’s games with Microsoft – and with their own customer’s security? Click here Slow Vista Adoption from the Industry Few corporations and consumers are considering upgrading to Vista right away for several reasons. 1) Most consumer and business software programs are not compatible with Vista at this point. 2) The cost to upgrade hardware systems so they can run Vista is prohibitive – several hundred dollars minimum per machine. 3) Like past releases by Microsoft, Vista will go through several months – or years – of fixes and updates to correct problems (including security problems) discovered by users. |
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| Best regards, ISA Services |
Posted at 7:56 PM on Friday, February 2, 2007
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