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The Patch Guard battle is over
- IT TOPICS:Security
I was glad to see Symantec's John Thompson calling a truce with Microsoft over the Kernel Patch Protection capability (aka Patch Guard) offered in 64-bit Windows Vista. Thompson said, "We are satisfied with what resolution we've reached and the industry has reached with Microsoft around Patch Guard and the Windows Security Center. They've made statements about what they are going to do and delivered on many of the promises they've made. That's all we've wanted all along." Good for Symantec and good for Microsoft in working out supported kernel-level interfaces.
Customers will be the biggest beneficiaries as they will be free to choose the best security solution for their business needs. The customer investment will be protected as Microsoft will be able to enhance Vista without breaking security applications, and security vendors will be able to innovate to keep pace with the latest threats. This is the way it's supposed to work.
The debate over whether security should be entrusted to the operating systems vendor, or is best left to separate security vendors, will continue. But for 64-bit Vista, the customers will be deciding with their wallets.
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