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Microsoft unleashes five service packs for its enterprise security wares
Jul. 01, 2009
In the past week, Microsoft has launched five service packs for its enterprise security wares including Geneva, Forefront, Antigen.

Can you manage an iPhone like a BlackBerry?
Jun. 23, 2009
Users love the iPhone, but IT does not. The biggest complaints: The iPhone can't be managed for security and access policies like a BlackBerry can. Businesses can buy a BlackBerry Enterprise Server or Motorola Good for ...

Microsoft yanks 10 old patches down; smells like anti-Linux FUD | NetworkWorld.com ...
Jul. 01, 2009
Microsoft pulls old patches down that distributed the Microsoft Java Virtual Machine

Microsoft reveals some of its cloud security measures
Jun. 03, 2009
Microsoft has published security policies it applies to its cloud services, and sheds some light on what might ultimately develop as industry standards for securing these services.

Sending the Navy Seals to get me a Palm Pre
Jun. 05, 2009
Sending the Navy Seals to get me a Palm Pre

Microsoft's threat-modeling guide: Think like an attacker
Jun. 15, 2009
In Microsoft's “IT Infrastructure Threat Modeling Guide,” the advice is: Think like an attack to protect your organization.

Microsoft to test interoperability of identity protocol
Jun. 03, 2009
Microsoft next month for the first time will participate in SAML 2.0 interoperability testing using its Geneva platform to test against other vendors' implementations of the open standard identity protocol.

Microsoft limits Morro beta downloads to first 75K | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jun. 23, 2009
Windows Essential Security beta will be available today to those that grab it first

Apple Patches 67 Flaws; Microsoft says Vista Testers Should Switch to Windows 7 RC - ...
May. 13, 2009
Apple Patches 67 Flaws; Microsoft says Vista Testers Should Switch to Windows 7 RC

Click fraud identification guidelines released
May. 12, 2009
The Interactive Advertising Bureau has published guidelines for determining when fraudsters are taking advantage of pay-per-click advertisements.

Despite pledge, researchers release VBootkit 2.0 code
May. 07, 2009
Indian security researchers have released proof-of-concept code that can be used to take over a computer running Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 operating system, despite earlier promising not to make the code public for ...

25 Gigs of Someone Else's Data
May. 29, 2009
25 Gigs of Someone Else's Data

Recognizing standards
May. 19, 2009
One of the highlights of the recent European Identity Conference was the conferring of the European Identity Awards, which recognize outstanding projects, innovations and additional developments in standards -- an area ...

Free tools help protect users from IIS zero-day exploit
May. 19, 2009
Security and patch management vendor Shavlik Technologies Tuesday recommended a pair of free tools from Microsoft to help users protect themselves from a zero-day exploit in Internet Information Sever.

Pirated Windows 7 software part of criminal botnet
May. 12, 2009
Microsoft Windows 7 pirated versions have been found with hard-to-detect trojans intended for cybercrime purposes, according to a security firm.

Intel drops high-end desktop chip; Researcher: Windows 7 RC includes file extension risk - ...
May. 07, 2009
Intel drops high-end desktop chip; Researcher: Windows 7 RC includes file extension risk

BitLocker, TPM won't defend all PCs against VBootkit 2.0
Apr. 28, 2009
Trusted Platform Modules and BitLocker Drive Encryption can protect Windows 7 computers against a bootkit attack unveiled last week but these technologies won't be available on a large portion of computers, leaving ...

Researchers show how to take control of Windows 7
Apr. 23, 2009
Security researchers demonstrated how to take control of a computer running Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 operating system at the Hack In The Box Security Conference (HITB) in Dubai on Thursday.

Researcher offers tool to hide malware in .Net
Apr. 17, 2009
A computer security researcher has released an upgraded tool that can simplify the placement of difficult-to-detect malicious software in Microsoft's .Net framework on Windows computers.

Rigged Word docs exploit 2008 bug, say researchers
Apr. 23, 2009
Attackers, probably based in China, are exploiting a December bug in Microsoft Word to hijack Windows PCs, Vietnamese security researchers warned Thursday.

Microsoft: Rogue 'security' software a rising threat
Apr. 08, 2009
Fake security software programs along with attacks using vulnerabilities in applications continued to pester Internet users in the last half of 2008, according to Microsoft's latest security report.

10 IE Browser Settings for Safer Surfing
Mar. 23, 2009
Ask a room full of security practitioners for a list of security settings that'll make Internet Explorer (IE) safe to use and you'll either hear laughter or advice to get a new browser like Mozilla Firefox, Opera, ...

Microsoft: No patch for Excel zero-day flaw next week
Mar. 05, 2009
Microsoft Thursday said it will deliver three security updates on Tuesday, one of them marked "critical," but will not fix an Excel flaw that attackers are now exploiting.

Microsoft free anti-malware software "Morro" to be available June 23 | NetworkWorld.com ...
Jun. 18, 2009
Beta of the free security tool to be officially named

Windows bugs never really die
Apr. 23, 2009
Hackers can successfully attack Windows PCs months - even years - after Microsoft fixes a flaw, a security expert said Thursday, because there's always a pool of unpatched systems.