Sophos says Windows 8 anti-virus will be skirted
Sophos says criminals will likely circumvent built-in anti-virus to be shipped with Microsoft Windows 8 next year.
Windows 8 will ship during the third quarter of 2012 and comes bundled with Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) that contains anti –viruses and -spyware tools. Microsoft on Tuesday released a preview of the new operating system to developers during its Build conference in the US.
“We have made many investments in security in Windows 8, building upon the work done to improve security in Windows 7,” a Microsoft spokeswoman said. “All of these investments give us great confidence that Windows 8 will be the most secure operating system we've produced.” The move to include anti-virus in Windows 8 is a positive step for security, but will undoubtedly be a “regulatory hot button” issue, according to Gartner research fellow Neil MacDonald.
