Etiket: Symantec

Microsoft on Friday changed its stance on a Vista security feature that has ruffled the feathers of antivirus vendor powerhouses in recent weeks. Symantec and McAfee cried foul when they learned that the software giant was planning to block security software vendors’ access to Vista’s kernel, which developers need in order to build effective, compatible…

In a security industry battle that is heating up day by day, McAfee is alleging that Microsoft has failed to keep its end of a deal to cooperate with security software companies. Microsoft promised the European Commission last week that it would alter its new Vista operating system to allow security software vendors to develop…