14 DAY TRIAL // It’s no secret that many (including Linux users) describe Windows as a very insecure operating system that’s prone to hacks and exploits because of its vulnerabilities, but one Israeli security startup is working to change people’s perception of Microsoft’s software.
Morphisec is currently developing a Windows version that’s basically impossible to hack, thus becoming the right operating system for military applications, including those controlling missiles and airlines.
In a statement for BI, Dudu Mimran, the co-founder of the company, describes this new OS version as the Windows that “Microsoft should be doing,” explaining that, while the platform was initially designed for government use, it can be actually installed by any enterprise that wants to make sure that no hack is possible.
Basically, this operating can block any zero-day attack, the founder says, thanks to the operating system randomizing all memory, which means that the hacker cannot target the computer memory and compromise the data stored on the drives.
Perfect success rate
Even though the operating system is not yet publicly available, Mimran, who is also the CTO of Deutsche Telekom Innovation Laboratories in Israel and the chief security officer of Cyber Security Research Center at Ben-Gurion University, says that internal testing showed that it can block 100 percent of the attacks, which does nothing more than to emphasize the huge potential that such a project has.
Needless to say, developing such an operating system costs a lot, but the company has already raised $1.5 million in funding from Israeli investors, at least to complete work and get the platform ready.
Obviously, it’s hard to say whether the product would sell well, as it this depends on a number of factors, such as how effective it actually is in blocking various types of attacks, but also the price, but it’s definitely a very promising project that can help make Windows more secure.
Microsoft isn’t yet involved in the project, but if the developing team indeed finalizes work on it, expect the Redmond based tech giant to be very interested in the technologies used to secure it.