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Windows 8 will have picture password sign in
As much as security experts would like for it to be otherwise, experience has taught us that no matter how many times some people are lectured on the use of complex passwords, …
Silent updating for Internet Explorer
Microsoft announced that in 2012 Internet Explorer will be updated “silently” to its newest possible version. This new silent update will eliminate the pop-up …
Microsoft patches 19 vulnerabilities
For the December Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released thirteen security bulletins that fix vulnerabilities targeting Windows, Internet Explorer, and Office. Three are marked as …
Microsoft spam-detecting algorithm helps with HIV research
When the first computer viruses popped up, their behavior was so similar to that of their biological counterparts that security researchers simply chose to appropriate the …
Light Patch Tuesday features four bulletins
For the November Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released four bulletins that fix vulnerabilities targeting Windows. One is marked as critical, two are important, and the last one is …
Secure access to Office 365 cloud-based web applications
RSA SecurID can now be integrated with the Windows Active Directory Federation Services 2.0 (AD FS 2.0). This integration can enable organizations to provide secure user …
Malaysian CA issues 22 weak certs, gets its certificate revoked
Microsoft, Mozilla and Google have announced that they are revoking trust in Malaysia-based DigiCert Sdn. Bhd., an intermediate certificate authority authorized by well-known …
Microsoft drops suit against Kelihos botnet domain provider
The recent takedown of the relatively small Kelihos botnet and the subsequent civil suit raised by Microsoft was the first ever in which some of the defendants were …
Microsoft puts vulnerability exploitation into context
Recently Microsoft released the 11th volume of the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report, the most comprehensive version of this report to date. In this podcast, Tim Rains, …
Microsoft YouTube channel hacked
A week after the official Sesame Street YouTube channel got compromised and started offering adult content to children, Microsoft’s official YouTube channel has been …
October 2011 Patch Tuesday fixes 23 vulnerabilities
In today’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft delivers 8 security bulletins (two rated “critical,” six “important”) that address 23 vulnerabilities …
Don’t worry about zero-days, says Microsoft
Microsoft released its Security Intelligence Report volume 11 (SIRv11), which found that less than 1 percent of exploits in the first half of 2011 were against zero-day …
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