Microsoft Windows 7 is on its way tomorrow, bringing with it a set of security features Microsoft hopes will appeal to enterprises. The Windows 7 security story has three main chapters that have received a fair amount of attention DirectAccess, BitLocker To Go and AppLocker. With these, capabilities like Branchcache and enhancements to features like user account control (UAC), officials at Microsoft feel they are pushing out their most secure operating system yet. The People Nearby feature in the secure messaging app can be abused to unmask a user s precise location.
Source: https://threatpost.com/windows-7-security-story-may-appeal-enterprises-102109/72496/