How secure is Windows XP?
Again, this depends on what you are comparing it to. XP is vastly more secure than Windows 95/98/Me (which didn’t have any security), and is on par with Windows 2000. There has been a lot of hype about the Remote Desktop and Remote Assistance features which can allow another person running Windows XP to interact with your desktop, however there are several adequate safeguards in place to keep someone from doing this without you knowing it, and so far hackers haven’t figured out a way to exploit it. Another controversial topic is Microsoft’s use of full raw sockets API in Windows XP that could theoretically allow hackers to use XP workstations as “zombies” in a broad based denial of service attack. (Click here for more info). Of course these issues are in addition to any programming errors, code glitches, and oversights that may come up in the course of any operating system release.
Again, this depends on what you are comparing it to. XP is vastly more secure than Windows 95/98/Me (which didn’t have any security), and is on par with Windows 2000. There has been a lot of hype about the Remote Desktop and Remote Assistance features which can allow another person running Windows XP to interact with your desktop, however there are several adequate safeguards in place to keep someone from doing this without you knowing it, and so far hackers haven’t figured out a way to exploit it.
Again, this depends on what you are comparing it to. XP is vastly more secure than Windows 95/98/Me (which didn’t have any security), and is on par with Windows 2000. There has been a lot of hype about the Remote Desktop and Remote Assistance features which can allow another person running Windows XP to interact with your desktop, however there are several adequate safeguards in place to keep someone from doing this without you knowing it, and so far hackers haven’t figured out a way to exploit it. Another controversial topic is Microsoft’s use of full raw sockets API in Windows XP that could theoretically allow hackers to use XP workstations as “zombies” in a broad based denial of service attack. (Click here for more info). Of course these issues are in addition to any programming errors, code glitches, and oversights that may come up in the course of any operating system release. In our opinion, a properly configured Windows XP Professional system is no more a risk than a Windows 200
