Pebblesbysea

We know that everyone is waiting patiently for Vista SP1 which is still in beta. Organizations are also waiting for SP1 because they don’t trust the security of Vista which is completely different from the previous version and secondly there are lots of driver conflicts resulting in upgrading the hardware which is costly also. But the main attention is still on security aspect of the vista. How secure it is after all?

This guy on his blog has shown in a video that Vista’s architecture is not that strong as it is said (by the manufacturer of cource). infact if you see the video you will be surprised that how come a small programme act against the Vista architecture.

I think after seeing this video originations will be more cautious to migrate their systems to Vista and will probably give more favour in terms of deployment to XP though the support to XP is near to an end.

This guy has raised 9 points -

1. Login through Run as Administrator.
2. User with Dual Identity.
3. Invisible Ghost Super User.
4. Two users Logged in Same Session.
5. Multiple Users Logged in Simultaneously on a Standalone system.
6. Dual sign-on of a User(User Logging in Twice without Logoff/Shutdown).
7. User with Dual set of Privileges.
8. UAC shutdown without any change in security policies.
9. Dual UAC behavior.

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A news report from International Herald Tribune

A giant ice shelf has snapped free from an island south of the North Pole, scientists said Thursday, citing climate change as a “major” reason for the event.

The Ayles Ice Shelf — 66 square kilometers (41 square miles) of it — broke clear 16 months ago from the coast of Ellesmere Island, about 800 kilometers (500 miles) south of the North Pole in the Canadian Arctic.

Scientists discovered the event by using satellite imagery. Within one hour of breaking free, the shelf had formed as a new ice island, leaving a trail of icy boulders floating in its wake.

Warwick Vincent of Laval University, who studies Arctic conditions, traveled to the newly formed ice island and was amazed at the sight.

“This is a dramatic and disturbing event. It shows that we are losing remarkable features of the Canadian North that have been in place for many thousands of years,” Vincent said. “We are crossing climate thresholds, and these may signal the onset of accelerated change ahead.”

The ice shelf was one of six major shelves remaining in Canada’s Arctic. They are packed with ancient ice that is more than 3,000 years old. They float on the sea but are connected to land.

Some scientists say it is the largest event of its kind in Canada in 30 years and that climate change was a major element.

“It is consistent with climate change,” Vincent said, adding that the remaining ice shelves are 90 percent smaller than when they were first discovered in 1906. “We aren’t able to connect all of the dots … but unusually warm temperatures definitely played a major role.”

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