Microsoft’s upcoming Windows XP Service Pack 2 is pretty un-popular among Security Pipeline readers, but critics were almost evenly split whether SP2 makes security too tight, or not tight enough.
The upcoming Windows XP Service Pack 2 has very stringent security measures. According to pre-release versions now available, the software is set to, by default, automatically download and install patches without user intervention. A built-in firewall comes with the software, and it’s switched on by default. And a new Windows Security Center allows novice users to increase security on their systems, but makes it difficult to reduce security settings. Some or all of this is likely to change by the time the software is released, but based on what we know now, is SP2 too secure?
Source: Yahoo
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