Microsoft gives more info on securing Windows 8 apps

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Neowin.net said:
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Last week, a Nokia employee named Justin Angel posted an article on his personal website that claimed to show how Windows 8 Modern UI apps could be hacked without a lot of effort. Microsoft later sent out a statement that said the company takes "a variety of extra measures to help harden Windows 8."

This week, a new post on the Windows 8 app blog goes into much more detail on how app developers can better secure their creations. One tip is for programmers to compile their apps with Visual Studio 2012. Microsoft says that the software's security tools help to protect apps from a number of common attacks by default.

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I am willing to bet that Microsoft wishes they could turn back the hands of time
 
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