Vista is the latest Operating System from Microsoft, and by the end of 2008, should be the dominate Operating System in the Untied States.  Not because it may be better that any other Operating System, but because it will be installed on the majority of new computers that are sold.

One of the big questions that is being asked by most people who think twice before using a PC is just how secure is this new OS?  One thing we will track here is the security holes that are found in this OS.  Not if they are found, but when.  No one, Apple fanatics included can honestly lay claim to a perfectly secure computer for home use.  Vista promises the most security from any Microsoft OS to date.

Starting with the release date of January 30, 2007, we will note significant security holes, breaches and weaknesses in the new Vista OS.

2nd Qtr 2008 - Better have all patches in place, and your fingers crossed if you plan on downloading Vista SP1. We have not seen anough new stuff in SP1 worth the risk of screwing up a currently working system.

1st Qtr 2008 - Watch for Vista SP1 - but wait for the first couple of weeks of reports about potential problems before downloading and installing it.

June 2007 - Outlook Express and Windows Mail both have a critical flaw, with the one in Windows Mail being more severe. This latter bug could allow an attacker to take over the system by getting a user to click on a link in an e-mail that would then cause Windows Mail to execute code on the local system or through a UNC.

March and April both had critical security patchs, but no zero-day attacks on Vista specific weaknesses yet.

U.S. DOT forbid's upgrades to Vista, IE7 or Office 2007.