Data Protection and Security

   

VI

Operating System Security and Secure Programming

    

VI.II

Operating System Security

    
   
 

Choosing an Operating System:

  • Windows 95/98/ME and PalmOS: No protection. An attacker can completely take over the machine if you allow the attacker to run code on it. (Remember rule #3)
  • Windows NT/2000/XP and Unix systems: all interprocess communication is mediated by the operating system.
   

VI.II.II Q

[+] Question

[-] Question

Which operating system to choose if we make an assessment using rule #1 and rule #2 given above?

    
   
       
 
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