Black Hat Briefings: Microsoft plans to showcase Vista as its “most secure operating system ever,” but independent researchers worry that the hacker powwow is being reduced to a glorified product demo. <\/p>\n
For Microsoft, the coming days of Black Hat Briefings hacker scrutiny in Las Vegas could make or break its claim that Windows Vista is the “most secure operating system ever.”<\/p>\n
The software maker will use the August 2-3 security conference to showcase a wide range of security features and functionality being fitted into the successor to Windows XP.<\/p>\n
But even as the Redmond, Wash., company’s hype machine swings into high gear, independent researchers worry that the venerable hacker powwow is being reduced to a glorified product demo for a rich sponsor.<\/p>\n
“You’re not going to learn much from a Microsoft talk. They’re basically there to do a Vista demo and tell the IT guy that they’ve made it harder to break,” said Marc Maiffret, chief hacking officer at eEye Digital Security, in Aliso Viejo, Calif.<\/p>\n
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