Re: Windows Vista current flaws

[DMORROW5 () satx rr com]

Initial thoughts are to disallow the new OS until you have tested it 
yourself. Either that, or some input from a third party who has 
already conducted some objective testing on their own. Just my 2 cents.

kind regards,

Dana Morrow

----- Original Message -----
From: Jon Lawhead <samurai () berkeley edu>
Date: Monday, September 26, 2005 9:00 pm
Subject: Windows Vista current flaws

> Greetings all,
>
> I work in Network Security for UC Berkeley's residence halls.  We 
> have a list of several "minimum 
> security standards" that we require all connected computers to 
> meet before being allowed access to 
> the network (stuff like having a firewall program, antivirus, 
> etc).  One of the standards involves 
> having the latest patched version of a secure operating system.  I 
> have a user on the network who 
> wishes to run a (legitimately acquired, or so he says) version of 
> Windows Vista beta version. 
> Before I decide on this, I wanted opinions on whether or not this 
> is a good idea.  My first 
> instinct is to disallow any beta operating systems simply on the 
> grounds that they'll be buggy by 
> definition and may potentially have serious security flaws, but I 
> can't find anything to back this 
> up.  Just wondering if I could get a few opinions on whether or 
> not this is a good idea.  Thanks!
>
>
> Jon Lawhead
> Network Security Coordinator
> Residential Computing
> University of California, Berkeley