Neolithic Windows security hole alive and well in Windows 7

Written By
SJV
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Jan 21, 2010

[ Thanks to Steven J.
Vaughan-Nichols
for this link. ]

“One of the reasons I’ve never liked Windows is that it
was never made to deal with the security problems of working in a
networked, multi-user world. As a direct result, Windows has been
fundamentally insecure for more than a decade. Even so, I was
surprised to find that there’s a 17-year old security hole that’s
been in Windows since NT and it’s still present today in Windows
7.”


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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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