Microsoft chairman Bill Gates this week stressed coming security advantages for users of Microsoft’s Windows XP and forthcoming Vista operating systems, highlighting an identity management strategy that seeks to pare down on passwords. Speaking to attendees at the RSA Security Conference in San Jose, Calif., Gates also touched on the company’s planned identity software, which it hopes will be better received than its Passport single sign-on technology, and how the next Windows upgrade to Vista will include strong anti-spyware and other security measures.
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Microsoft Chairman Envisions Improved PC Security
Posted by: Jay Lyman February 15, 2006 01:38 PMMicrosoft chairman Bill Gates this week stressed coming security advantages for users of Microsoft’s Windows XP and forthcoming Vista operating systems, highlighting an identity management strategy that seeks to pare down on passwords. Speaking to attendees at the RSA Security Conference in San Jose, Calif., Gates also touched on the company’s planned identity software, which it hopes will be better received than its Passport single sign-on technology, and how the next Windows upgrade to Vista will include strong anti-spyware and other security measures.