Re: Trustworthy Computing Mini-Poll

[Thomas Sjögren <thomas () northernsecurity net>]

On Friday 20 December 2002 15:24, Simon Richter wrote:
> > What
> > features will my new computer have, that will convince me to lose
> > certain options I have right now - playing music, copying what I
> > like, etc?.
>
> I'd say protection from binary viruses and stack overflows, [...]

"Q: Will "Palladium" really stop spam/prevent viruses for me?

A: Unfortunately, no. Despite the hype in the media, "Palladium" will 
not stop spam or prevent viruses all by itself. But by using 
"Palladium" as a foundation, there are a number of trust and 
infrastructure models we can build that will help combat spam and 
viruses in new and effective ways."

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/news/PallFAQ2.asp

/Thomas
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thomas () se linux org | www.se.linux.org
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