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Microsoft exec calls XP hack 'frightening' | |
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| Time: 10:11 EST/15:11 GMT | News Source: News.com | Posted By: Kenneth van Surksum | ||
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A Microsoft executive calls the ease with which two British e-crime specialists managed to hack into a Windows XP computer as both "enlightening and frightening." The demonstration took place Monday at an event sponsored by Get Safe Online--a joint initiative of the U.K. government and industry. At the event, which was aimed at heightening security awareness among small businesses, two members of the U.K. government intelligence group Serious Organized Crime Agency connected a machine running Windows XP with Service Pack 1 to an unsecured wireless network. The machine was running no antivirus, firewall, or anti-spyware software and contained a sample target file of passwords to be stolen. | ||
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| #1 By 11262 (12.1.48.108) at 11/13/2007 1:24:15 PM |
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Microsoft says it is "enlightening and frightening."
I wonder if they said that to scare people into buying Vista? |
| #2 By 17996 (131.107.0.105) at 11/13/2007 1:39:15 PM |
| No, they did it to scare people into applying XP SP2... which has been out for over 3 years now. |
| #3 By 3653 (65.80.181.153) at 11/13/2007 2:11:03 PM |
| in other news, windows 98 is vulnerable too. |
| #4 By 15406 (99.224.112.94) at 11/13/2007 7:58:55 PM |
| It does seem pointless to demonstrate a flaw that has long since been patched. |
| #5 By 11262 (38.119.107.75) at 11/13/2007 9:47:37 PM |
| There are a lot of people out there that just don't know any better. Demonstrating Windows XP SP1 with no antivirus and firewall does seem unrealistic to us but for a lot of people out there, that is there reality. |
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