The Network Security. Org

For the last five years, the security threats that plague Windows operating systems have been fairly predictable. Most — if not all — of the threats stem from Windows vulnerabilities associated with how the operating system interacts with Internet Explorer and the fact that many users operate with administrator privileges. The genesis of threats like spyware can be traced back to these issues. Microsoft has devoted more energy toward securing Windows with the release of XP SP2 and the anticipated Vista release, but the malicious code writers are stepping up their efforts as well. Windows threats are evolving

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