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UNDERCOVER FOR VISTA SECURITY.

The article discusses security measures in Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system that were developed in partnership with the United States National Security Agency (NSA). The measures were designed to help safeguard the software from worms, Trojan horses, and other computer attacks that cost th...

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Publicado en:Communications of the ACM Vol. 50; no. 3; p. 9
Autor principal: Maxson, Lynn H.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Association for Computing Machinery Mar2007
Materias:
Microsoft Corp.
United States. National Security Agency/Central Security Service
Computer operating systems
National security
Computer software
United States
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Sumario:The article discusses security measures in Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system that were developed in partnership with the United States National Security Agency (NSA). The measures were designed to help safeguard the software from worms, Trojan horses, and other computer attacks that cost the country millions of dollars every year. Though Microsoft and the NSA have not promoted their partnership publicly, industry observers believe that it would be good practice for them to do so, as it would make consumers feel secure.