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Re: Microsoft Kernel Patch Protection is more threat to third-party security software vendors than to hackers

  • Subject: Re: Microsoft Kernel Patch Protection is more threat to third-party security software vendors than to hackers
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 09:09:53 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: schestowitz.com / Manchester University
  • References: <1153987735.413421.144090@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com>
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__/ [ nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ] on Thursday 27 July 2006 09:08 \__

> Quote:
> ------------
> After an in-depth analysis of the new security measures introduced by
> Microsoft under the name Kernel Patch Protection, Agnitum has announced
> that this attempt to improve security instead is a possible move to
> preclude or block the use of third-party security software in Windows.
> Agnitum also believes that it will bring more difficulties to
> third-party security software vendors than to hackers.
> ----------
> End quote
> 
> http://www.securitypark.co.uk/article.asp?articleid=25636&CategoryID=1

Extend your /own/ platform to extinguish? It sure looks like it... Windows
becomes a moving target and, with closed source development, competitors
will have a hard time catching up (reverse-engineering the changes).

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