RE: Windows Vista current flaws

[<Lance.Druger () wellsfargo com>]

This is a residence hall, and not a "work" environment.  If this was a
bank or other corporation I'd agree with that, but these are students in
a dorm room. I still think that there should be some flexibility. Just
my 2 cents.

Lance Druger


-----Original Message-----
From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:michealespinola () gmail com] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 9:28 AM
To: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: Re: Windows Vista current flaws

Beta software should not be allowed to run unchecked in a production
environment.

On 9/27/05, Jon Lawhead <samurai () berkeley edu> wrote:
> 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



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