Re: Windows Vista current flaws

Beta software should not be allowed to run unchecked in a production
environment.

On 9/27/05, Jon Lawhead <samurai@berkeley.edu> wrote:
> Greetings all,
>
> I work in Network Security for UC Berkeley's residence halls.  We have a list 
> of several "minimum
> security standards" that we require all connected computers to meet before 
> being allowed access to
> the network (stuff like having a firewall program, antivirus, etc).  One of 
> the standards involves
> having the latest patched version of a secure operating system.  I have a 
> user on the network who
> wishes to run a (legitimately acquired, or so he says) version of Windows 
> Vista beta version.
> Before I decide on this, I wanted opinions on whether or not this is a good 
> idea.  My first
> instinct is to disallow any beta operating systems simply on the grounds that 
> they'll be buggy by
> definition and may potentially have serious security flaws, but I can't find 
> anything to back this
> up.  Just wondering if I could get a few opinions on whether or not this is a 
> good idea.  Thanks!
>
>
> Jon Lawhead
> Network Security Coordinator
> Residential Computing
> University of California, Berkeley



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