The experience of signing in to your PC with touch has traditionally been a cumbersome one. In a world with increasingly strict password requirements—with numbers, symbols, and capitalization—it … [Read more...]
Microsoft Plans Patches for 20 Bugs in December Patch Tuesday
Wednesday, 14 December 2011 By
Microsoft released 13 security bulletins to fix 17 different vulnerabilities as part of its December Patch Tuesday update, according to the advisory released Dec. 8. Three bulletins were marked … [Read more...]
Microsoft issues security advisory for another compromised CA (Malaysian this time)
Monday, 28 November 2011 By
Microsoft is aware that DigiCert Sdn. Bhd, a Malaysian subordinate certification authority (CA) under Entrust and GTE CyberTrust, has issued 22 certificates with weak 512 bit keys. These weak … [Read more...]
Microsoft patches critical Windows holes but not yet Duqu vulnerability
Wednesday, 9 November 2011 By
Microsoft released a security update to fix one critical and three less serious Windows holes but is still working on a patch for a flaw being exploited by the Duqu Trojan. The most serious of the … [Read more...]
Microsoft issues temporary fix for zero day vulnerability
Friday, 4 November 2011 By
Microsoft issued a temporary fix for a previously unknown critical Windows vulnerability being exploited by the Duqu Trojan to infect systems. The software giant said in an advisory … [Read more...]
Spam messages are down according to Microsoft
Friday, 14 October 2011 By
In a bi-annual security analysis, spam messages are down, but no one should start breathing any easier. The Microsoft Security Intelligence Report focused on the first half of 2011 to bring … [Read more...]
Microsoft makes changes to hotmail to improve spam handling
Tuesday, 4 October 2011 By
Microsoft is making a series of changes to its Hotmail service aimed at cutting down the amount of old mail stuck on servers, falsely labeled spam. Redmond reckons that only about two per cent of … [Read more...]
Microsoft kills another botnet : Kelihos
Wednesday, 28 September 2011 By
Microsoft has put a halt to the Kelihos botnet and is accusing a Czech resident of hosting the botnet and using it to deliver spam and steal data, the company said today. Kelihos, also … [Read more...]
Windows 8 will have tons of security features built in …
Thursday, 15 September 2011 By
Microsoft's next version of Windows will ship with "tons of security features," including one that automatically scans boot drives for malware and a revamped version of the Windows Defender antivirus … [Read more...]
Microsoft attacked in lawsuit for illegally tracking users
Thursday, 1 September 2011 By
Microsoft allegedly tracks the location of its mobile customers even after users request that tracking software be turned off, according to a new lawsuit. The proposed class action, filed in a … [Read more...]
Microsoft to pay $250,000 for hot new security defenses
Thursday, 4 August 2011 By
Microsoft is offering more than $250,000 to researchers who develop new security defenses to protect Windows users against attacks that exploit software bugs. Microsoft's Blue Hat Prize announced … [Read more...]
No more weak passwords for Hotmail accounts
Tuesday, 19 July 2011 By
Hotmail is banning passwords such as 'password', '123456', 'ilovecats' and 'gogiants', in an attempt to make it harder for spammers to hijack users' email accounts. People who sign up for the web … [Read more...]
Microsoft security website hit by search engine poisoning attack
Tuesday, 12 July 2011 By
Microsoft has disabled the search results on its Security Centre after malware-spreaders abused the function to promote shady pornographic websites serving Trojans as well as cheap thrills. Only … [Read more...]
Microsoft will issue another monster patch cycle next tuesday plugging 22 security holes in Office and Windows
Friday, 8 July 2011 By
Microsoft will issue 4 patches which will plug 22 security holes in the Windows operating system and in the productivity suite Office. One of the bulletins has received the critical rating, the … [Read more...]
If you’re running Office XP or Vista SP1, then you’re out of luck …
Wednesday, 6 July 2011 By
Microsoft will retire 2001's Office XP and the first service pack for Windows Vista next week, according to the company's published schedule. Both Office XP and Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) will exit … [Read more...]
