RE: Microsoft Outlines New Initiatives in Ongoing Security Efforts To Help Customers

["Edward W. Ray" <support () mmicman com>]

>     -- Updates to Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP and Windows Server(TM)
>        2003 with new safety technologies that will make Windows more
>        resistant to attack even if patches do not yet exist or have
>        not been installed



 I suppose they are going to try to put buffer overflow protections for the
various services that run as "SYSTEM" (otherwise known as root access to the
Linux/Unix world) privileges.  Nice thought if it is true, but that kernel
is so F!*KED I cannot see how they could implement it.  


Edward W. Ray
SANS GCIA. GCIH

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