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"According to [RSA technical director Dominic] Storey, despite the added features, there are limitations in the OS which will become increasingly apparent - not least that the success of alternatives like Linux means it's unlikely to be an entirely Microsoft enterprise in the future." "Perhaps the operating system's greatest weakness will be its size. Storey added: 'There's something like 30 to 60 million lines of code. Inevitably there are going to be some bugs and issues." "Hyperion's Birch agreed: 'Anything that complicated has inherent security problems.' The point is echoed by Deri Jones, security services marketing manager at NTA Monitor. 'The first rule of security is that 'simple is best'. Anything that complicated is bound to have problems. 'There are some new features in Windows 2000, but not really enough,' Jones continued. 'Many of the extra features sound interesting and useful, but my gut feeling is that it will have a long list of security problems.' " "So what advice can security managers take from all this speculation? The resounding viewpoint is one of wait and see." Complete Story (free registration required)
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