Microsoft, Vista activation researcher butt heads
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| "There are many features of Vista that are simply not documented
| well. SkipRearm is one of them," said Livingston. "Is it possible
| that there is some other interaction that affects these commands?
| Could the interval between multiple uses of SkipRearm affect
| whether or not it continues to work? Someone needs to test all
| five versions of Vista to find out."
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http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;88562946
More examples at the bottom.
Related:
Microsoft security guru wants Vista bugs rated less serious
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| Microsoft's own bug hunters should cut Windows Vista some slack and
| rate its vulnerabilities differently because of the operating
| system's new, baked-in defenses, according to the developer who
| is often the public persona of the company's Security Development
| Lifecycle (SDL) process.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=operating_systems&articleId=9013378&taxonomyId=89
http://tinyurl.com/2p3dyc
Vista still vulnerable
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| Vulnerabilities in Windows Vista will plague users in coming months
| and years, a prominent security researcher warns, despite its
| security improvements over predecessor XP.
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http://www.smh.com.au/news/security/vista-still-vulnerable/2007/02/26/1172338546822.html
http://tinyurl.com/2o82lf
Other 'wars' against researchers:
Microsoft's Response (to Gutmann's Critism)
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| Since the portions that I'll comment on here are PR-related rather
| than technical content, the following section is an attempt to
| respond directly and try and unravel the PR spin. The technical
| comments have been integrated into the main body of the writeup.
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http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.html#response
How Apple orchestrated web attack on researchers
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| Apple is a mega corporation that nearly smashed the reputation of
| two individuals with bogus claims of fraud. It didn't matter
| that they weren't the ones pulling the trigger because they
| were pulling all the strings.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=451
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