There is a new white paper titled Microsoft Windows Security Advancements (Word file). Usually, I only skim the papers from vendors because I simply don’t have time to read all this marketing blahblah. Of course, there is lots of self-adulation in this 25-page paper from Microsoft. However, it contains more useful information than usual.

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There is an on going debate [1] [2] ever since Microsoft announced that outbound filtering in Windows Vista’s firewall will be turned off by default. Obviously, Microsoft again valued usability above security. Whereas I understand it in this context, I was a bit surprised how Microsoft staff justified this move.

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