from Bit-Tech Website
Windows 7 should prove the 'most secure' version of the OS yet.
A lot may be said about Windows 7 being the most
secure version of Microsoft's operating system yet, but you might not be
aware that this is the result of a partnership with the National Security
Agency.
Although this isn't the first time the NSA has poked around at an operating system in order to improve security for all - the organization is also responsible for the Security Enhanced Linux system which finds use in most modern distributions - but this marks the one of the first times that its Information Assurance division has had the chance to do so,
This partnership with Microsoft isn't new - the
NSA also 'helped out' with 'security functionality' for Vista and XP, and
works with other vendors including Apple and RedHat to keep their systems
safe - but demonstrates the importance of security to a modern operating
system, to the point where an organization tasked with keeping a nation safe
will voluntarily get involved.
Whether the public admission of the NSA's hand
in Windows 7's development will help or hinder sales of the OS remains to be
seen.
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