Latest Microsoft news.
New IE hole could perfect phishing scams, 12/17/04
A newly reported security problem in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Web browser allows attackers to create a fake Web site that looks exactly like a genuine site.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1217phish.html?nl
AutoProf adds more extensions to Windows Group Policy, 12/17/04
Management vendor AutoProf Monday will add nearly a dozen extensions to its lineup of software that provides users with policy-based security and administration through Microsoft’s Group Policy technology.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1217auto.html?nl
Microsoft fixes ‘critical’ XP firewall issue, 12/17/04
Microsoft has quietly released an update to Windows XP to fix a potentially serious configuration problem in the firewall that ships as part of Windows XP Service Pack 2.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1217microfixes.html?nl
Microsoft buys anti-spyware firm following complaints about IE, 12/16/04
Microsoft has purchased Giant Company Software of New York, which makes software to detect a common form of malicious software programs known as “spyware,” Microsoft said Thursday.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1216microbuys.html?nl
Legal questions dog Microsoft anti-spyware buy, 12/16/04
With the ink barely dry on Microsoft’s acquisition of anti-spyware company Giant Company Software, questions have arisen about the ownership of the antispyware code Microsoft bought.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1216legalquest.html?nl
Newsletter: Organizations reveal Active Directory adoption plans, 12/15/04
Last issue’s mention of Active Directory, Active Directory/Application Mode (ADAM) and Microsoft Identity Information Server (MIIS) reminded me that I’d been …
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/nt/2004/1213nt2.html?nl
Microsoft testing e-mail subscription service, 12/14/04
Microsoft is testing a new subscription Hotmail service that includes 2G bytes of e-mail storage and a copy of Outlook 2003 to access the service from the desktop.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1214microtesti.html?nl
Microsoft issues five bulletins on Windows flaws, 12/14/04
Microsoft Tuesday released five Security Bulletins warning of several vulnerabilities that put computers running Windows at risk of attack.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1214microissue.html?nl
Opinion: Cell phones target specific user roles, 12/20/04
Looking at last week’s slew of new cell phone and other wireless device announcements, I realized you now can buy a cell phone targeted toward your job duties or specific interests. No longer taking a “one phone fits all” approach, vendors are adding …
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/122004cooltools.html?nl
