About hackers and security hackers point to Vista

Hackers and the security community are eager to " scrutinize " Microsoft's latest operating system - Windows Vista to test the company's claim that this is the safest operating system ever.

Most security experts claim that Vista is more secure than Windows XP's predecessor, but even if Microsoft thinks that Vista is impenetrable, those who want to attack the operating system still try to find a way. break into.

Vista has built-in antispyware, new account control features to prevent malicious software installation on the system. In addition, the most advanced version of Vista is equipped with BitLocker, a tool that encrypts stolen or lost computer hard drives in schools.

" We know that not all Vista code is 100% perfect, but indeed the operating system has a lot of different layers of protection, " said Stephen Toulouse, director of "Trustworthy Computing" senior product. Microsoft, said.

According to Microsoft, Vista has more than 50 million lines of code, and the company invested $ 6 billion to develop the new operating system shortly after it launched Windows XP in October 2001.

Microsoft has made a lot of efforts to protect Windows against hackers' pressures because it is its " dairy cow " with an estimated 2006 revenue of $ 10 billion.

One of the key components of the plan against attacks is that Windows updates will automatically be sent to Vista users to patch the operating system or add changes to its anti-spyware products. this.

Johannes Ullrich, a network security expert at the SANS Institute, said hackers would "work" hard to be recognized as the first person to successfully hack into and exploit Vista. He also warned that hackers would be able to launch attacks on Vista by exploiting vulnerabilities in IE and Microsoft Office applications.

" Becoming the first to write code to exploit vulnerabilities in Vista will be a title that any hacker wants to win. However, the ultimate purpose of this exploit code is for profit, " Johannes Ullrich said. .