4.8. Where the Field Is Headed

Operating system research has been popular and important since the 1960s. University research projects have explored approaches that have influenced mainstream commercial operating systems. Two prominent examples have been the Multics project at M.I.T. in the 1960s, which was a precursor to the Unix operating system (albeit as a desire to keep the information-sharing aspects of Multics within a much slimmer, elemental system), and Mach from Carnegie Mellon University, which influenced the Microsoft NT family. Computer security depends heavily on the operating system, so it is important to follow the current research in operating systems to see what its impact will be on security.

In June 2002 Microsoft unveiled ...

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