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Microsoft acquires PhoneFactor

Microsoft has acquired PhoneFactor, a developer of multifactor authentication (MFA) solutions. “The acquisition of PhoneFactor will help Microsoft bring effective and …

Microsoft to release seven bulletins

Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for October 2012 contains seven bulletins, one critical and six rated as important. It should be a relief to many that none of …

Microsoft settles Nitol botnet lawsuit

Less than a month since Microsoft’s revelation that it had disrupted the functioning of the Nitol botnet by effecting a takedown of a domain (3322.org) which was also …

Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Databases

Ace your preparation for the skills measured by Exam 70-462—and on the job—with this official Microsoft study guide. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and …

Gartner says Windows 8 is a big gamble

Microsoft is taking a big gamble over the next few months with Windows and Office, the two products responsible for most of its revenue and profit, according to Gartner. It is …

Microsoft patches IE zero-day and Flash flaws in IE 10

Microsoft has delivered on its promise and has issued a security update for Internet Explorer to address the zero-day memory-corruption vulnerability in versions 9 and earlier …

Microsoft offers Fix it for IE zero-day, announces security update

Microsoft has released the Fix it solution for the IE zero-day memory-corruption vulnerability that is currently being exploited in attacks, and has promised a security update …

Microsoft promises fast fix for IE zero-day as new attacks are discovered

The problem of the remotely-exploitable IE zero-day memory-corruption vulnerability that is being misused in current attacks has reached a critical enough level for Microsoft …

Microsoft issues workaround for IE 0-day exploited in current attacks

Microsoft has issued a security advisory with advice on how to patch a Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability recently spotted being exploited in the wild by attackers that …

Microsoft’s study into unsecure supply chains leads to botnet disruption

Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit has disrupted the functioning of yet another botnet by effecting a takedown of a domain which was also hosting over 500 different strains …

Microsoft releases System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 beta

The beta of Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 is now available for download on the Microsoft Download Center. One of the great new benefits of this platform are Windows 8 …

Windows Server 2012 Pocket Consultant

Portable and precise, this pocket-sized guide delivers ready answers for the day-to-day administration of Windows Server 2012. Zero in on core operations and daily tasks using …

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