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Windows 8's complexity leaves it vulnerable, Kaspersky says |
May 05, 2013
The complexity of the Windows 8 operating system has increased its vulnerability, according to Kaspersky Lab A/NZ product specialist, Wayne Kirby.
This complexity is the result of three different types of operating systems running Windows 8, namely the legacy Windows desktop, Windows RT, and Windows RT running on ARM-based systems.
Kirby said this approach has increased the vulnerability of the OS, as the multiple OS approach provides hackers with more places to find vulnerabilities to exploit.
"Because it contains three platforms, it leaves the gateway open for a much broader opening for ways into the system," he said in a recent interview.
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