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Microsoft tweaks Windows Vista security

Tuesday, October 17th, 2006

Microsoft has tweaked the security settings of its forthcoming Windows Vista operating system, Windows Vista 19.jpgvnunet.com has learned.

Some security features in the latest Windows Vista Release Candidate 2 have been disabled, while others that were previously switched off have been activated, Marc Maiffret, chief technology officer at security vendor eEye, told vnunet.com.

The security features are designed to prevent buffer overflow attacks triggered when an attacker attempts to store data beyond the boundaries of a fixed length buffer. Microsoft tweaks Windows Vista security - vnunet.com

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