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US Internet users less vigilant than ever about their online safety
As the Internet has become a ubiquitous part of life, US consumers are less vigilant about protecting their safety online, says this year’s Microsoft Computing Safety …
Microsoft releases 13 bulletins, axes .NET patch
September’s Patch Tuesday is live! The 14 bulletins predicted have been cut to 13, with the .NET patch landing on the cutting room floor. A patch getting pulled after …
Microsoft to release 14 bulletins patching Office, Windows, IE and .NET
September’s edition of Microsoft’s patch Tuesday advance notification has emerged in all its glory. A hefty 14 bulletins are in the offing, split equally between …
Microsoft and Google continue to press US government over transparency
Brad Smith, Microsoft’s general counsel, announced that Google and Microsoft are tired of waiting for the US government to allow them to publish sufficient data relating …
Microsoft releases critical fixes for IE and Exchange Server
There’s a remotely exploitable, publicly disclosed, critical remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange (MS13-061)! But wait, is it really remotely …
Windows XP’s approaching retirement will be boon for blackhats
Windows XP, one of Microsoft’s most popular products ever, is scheduled to be retired in April 2014. This means that from that moment on, no updates patching security …
Microsoft to release three critical fixes
The August 2013 Patch Tuesday advance notification includes a slightly higher volume of fixes than last month, but only 3 of 8 are critical, which is down from July’s 6 …
Free ebook: Introducing Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview Release
Microsoft released a free ebook by Mitch Tulloch with the Windows Server Team. Introducing Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview Release introduces new features and capabilities, …
Microsoft announces MAPP overhaul
Introduced in 2008, the Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) was created to give antivirus vendors a head start against malware developers. Vendors would get …
Video: Hackers for hire
Hackers are the 21st century warriors who worry many. As everything we use becomes increasingly connected, so their opportunities to hack, divert or destroy increase. NATO …
Microsoft helped NSA get around its encryption
It has been a bad month for US Internet giants, but things got even worse for Microsoft as the latest batch of NSA documents leaked by Edward Snowden revealed that the company …
Microsoft gives app developers 180 days to fix bugs
This month’s Patch Tuesday has been a prolific one, and patches for a total of 34 vulnerabilities – six of which critical – have been made available for …