InformationWeek takes a look at 4 security improvements in Windows 8

According to Aryeh Goretsky, a researcher at security firm ESET, "after reviewing the layers of technologies used by Microsoft to protect Windows 8, it is our opinion that it is the most secure version of Microsoft Windows to date." That analysis comes by way of a new Windows 8 security white paper from ESET, authored by Goretsky. While his analysis doesn't review every new Windows 8 security feature--such as AppContainer, for application sandboxing--it highlights what he sees as the operating system's four biggest security improvements:

  Windows 8: 4 Smart Security Improvements