Vista's security called into question

摘要

Microsoft's uac in its win-dows Vista operating system release was meant to signify that, finally, the company had gotten serious about securing Windows by limiting a user's rights during day-to-day computer usage. If s come to signify something less than security or trust in the minds of some security experts, though. Security expert Joanna Rutkowska kicked off the dissection of User Account Control in her blog, and the latest salvo against UAC was heaved by Symantec research scientist Ollie Whitehouse with a Feb. 20 posting titled "An example of why UAC prompts in Vista can't always be trusted."