Microsoft released new Security Compliance Toolkits today to help Microsoft customers: plan, deploy, and monitor the security baselines of computers running Windows 7 and BitLocker Drive Encryption, plus many other products. You are given a choice of preconfigured security baselines depending on if your within an enterprise or at home, once selected you apply the settings to your operating system and Microsoft applications. I hope Windows 8 will included this by default!
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Microsoft going nuts with Operating Systems!
XRSFuzzy, a new member of the forums, posted a great thread over at the eightforums:
Why is Microsoft developing a tons of different Operating Systems lately?
I understand that Microsoft is a business and they want to dominate all markets with user interfacing on computers, and that they have to make products faster and cheaper in order to rake in more and more cash; however, why Windows 7 in 2009, then Windows 8 in 2011/2012? XP was 5 years, they kept with 90%+ market share, is it because of the threat of apple we are seeing a step up with Microsoft research and development? Where do these new other Operating Systems fit in with this whole picture? well… probably those nitch markets like netbooks, tablets, TV operating systems, mobile operating systems, aviation, car, and maybe your toaster! Read the rest of this entry »
