“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.”
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