The title is contradictory, I know. Almost straight out of a CSI episode, I would dare to say. Nothing exists that cannot be hacked one way or another, much less a version of Windows, but that is exactly what the Israeli company Morphisec is preaching. Such a statement implies having access to the Windows source code, which in turn makes us suspect government intervention, but the big question is what Microsoft thinks about it...
When some security expert comes out talking about a product or project that will be impossible to hack, I feel very uncomfortable. In fact, the equivalent would be sitting on an anthill. Anyone could think that the only way not to hack a system is that it is turned off, but then there is the concept of reverse engineering, and in its own way, that is also a form of hacking. The expert in question is Dudu Mimran, co-founder of the Israeli company Morphisec. Mimran is also CTO at Deutsche Telekom's innovation labs in Israel, and CSO at the Cybersecurity Research Center at Ben-Gurion University, so his credentials seem to be in order. What surprises us is that Mimran has announced the development of a much more secure version of Windows than those circulating in the market today.
That's right: Microsoft Windows. It is supposed (and it's a big supposition) that for reasons of national security, some governments have access to the Windows source code, a privilege that allows them to verify the absence of backdoors. Apparently, the project began at Ben-Gurion University with the goal of creating a variant of Windows suitable for military use, but those responsible came to the conclusion that there is enormous commercial potential. Morphisec has already received 1.5 million dollars from an investment fund, which should be enough to take this build out of the lab and turn it into a stable platform.
Now, how will this Windows be impenetrable and invulnerable? According to Mimran himself, the key is to subject the entire memory space to a constant process of randomness. Maybe I'm confused, but this seems very similar to the ASLR technique, which, by the way, has been available on Windows platforms since the launch of Vista. So far, Microsoft has said nothing about the project, but the truth is we would love to know the company's opinion. Personally, I think what Morphisec is doing is a classic example of overselling, however, we will keep a close eye on it.
Source: Business Insider
