Two weeks ago Wired reported that Microsoft made a custom version of Windows XP for the Air Force. The story was widely reported all over the Internet showering praise upon Microsoft for their efforts. Unfortunately this story has turned out to be inaccurate. What Microsoft actually did was help the Air Force secure their normal [...] Read more »
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Contrary to previous reports Microsoft did NOT make a special version of XP for the military
Posted by Paul Foty in May 12th 2009
Under: Security
Tags: Air Force, Download, FDCC, High Security, Microsoft, Military, Security, Virtual Hard Disk, Windows XP
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Why are MP3 players able to be connected to a government computer?
Posted by Paul Foty in January 27th 2009
Yet another security breach in the US military that begs the question “Why are military computers allowed to connect to data storage devices?”. Today’s story is about someone that purchased an MP3 player from a pawn shop which ended up being loaded with military information. Read more »
Under: Portable Device, Security
Tags: Data Storage, Government, High Security, Military, Portable Device, Windows 7, Windows Vista
Short URL: http://www.osattack.com/Ogu
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