There are a few good reasons:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Security-Flaw-for-Windows-Vista-6707.
shtml
http://www.pro-networks.org/forum/viewstory.php?t=61681
http://zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Windows_Vista_tool_targeted_by_vir
us_writers/0,2000061744,39205746,00.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Lawhead [mailto:samurai@berkeley.edu]
Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 11:01 PM
To: security-basics@securityfocus.com
Subject: Windows Vista current flaws
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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