[In the news] Virtual security: release of the first beta Qubes OS

[Rahul Sundaram]

Hi

http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Virtual-security-release-of-the-first-beta-Qubes-OS-1227831.html

"The team led by security expert Joanna Rutkowska has released the first
beta version of the Qubes OS Linux distribution. The operating system
can also be installed on a USB stick thanks to its new installer. Qubes
aims to provide security through virtualisation. It uses a Xen
hypervisor to run applications in separate virtual machines based on
Fedora 14. As a result, online banking data are not at risk when a game
running in its own VM turns out to be a trojan."

Rahul