Security Issues and Challenges in Windows OS Level

Abstract

An operating system is a software that controls and communicates with the computer's hardware and offers the most fundamental services to other applications. The operating system is a very important component of the system software of a computer system, functioning as a channel between users and hardware. Today's commercial operating systems contain bugs and security flaws. The objective of any operating system manufacturing company is to provide a reliable operating system that can resist attacks and offer a secure computing environment to safeguard a computer's valuable assets. Windows is a Microsoft Corporation personal computer operating system part of the Windows NT family. The various security issues of the Microsoft Windows Operating System are deeply analyzed in this paper.