[LINK] Re: Windows XP versus Vista

[Ivan Trundle]

On 25/01/2008, at 3:34 PM, grove at zeta.org.au wrote:

> On Fri, 25 Jan 2008, Ivan Trundle wrote:
>
>>
>> On 25/01/2008, at 2:43 PM, David Goldstein wrote:
>>
>>> Whatever its validity there are stories circulating more and more  
>>> of hackers hacking into Mac computers, precisely because there are  
>>> more of them now and it's becoming worthwhile for hackers to delve  
>>> into this area.
>>
>> Where are these stories? I've been using networked Macs for years,  
>> and diligently look for any possible intrusions or malware, but  
>> have yet to find any.
>
> I concur.   I can't get a positive result for my Mac or anyone else I
> know running OSX - any version.

Want some *real* spin from Microsoft? And to demonstrate that stats  
will prove anything?

Try this 15 January 24-page report from the Jeffrey R Jones* Security  
Blog: Vista One-year vulnerability report.

Gizmodo has some of the charts from the PDF report, and a brief  
analysis:

http://gizmodo.com/348437/microsoft-says-vista-more-secure-than-xp-osx-and-linux

...but the full report is here:
http://blogs.technet.com/security/archive/2008/01/23/download-windows-vista-one-year-vulnerability-report.aspx

And just to show that he lives by his words, directly from the report  
itself:

"Jeff actively encourages readers to challenge his assumptions,  
analysis and conclusions and provide critical feedback – but asks for  
equal (or better) rigor in methodology and analysis to support the  
challenges, as opposed to enthusiastic espousal of unsupported  
evangelistic fervor."


Brought tears to my eyes, it really did...

( * JRJ is also a director of Microsoft )