In the wake of a report suggesting that IE was the least secure Web browser, Redmond on Wednesday touted the security features expected to appear in IE 8.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/02/2008
Just two days after the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council announced the deadline for application security compliance and said it would be issuing guidelines for PIN entry devices, court documents have emerged detailing an elaborate plot to hack Citibank's ATM network architecture.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/02/2008
Reported data breaches increased sharply in the first six months of 2008, jumping 69 percent compared to the same period last year, according to a study by the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC).
- By William Jackson
- 07/02/2008
Microsoft unveiled a new subscription-based consumer offering that combines an office productivity suite with security and hosted services.
At the NECC 2008 conference in Texas this week, Microsoft unveiled an addition to its SharePoint Learning Kit (SLK), a suite of tools deigned for helping developers build education solutions.
More than 40 percent of Internet surfers don't use browsers with up-to-date security patches -- and IE users are the biggest culprits.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/01/2008
Microsoft has a new software volume licensing program in the works for large organizations, according to an announcement issued by the company today.
Microsoft issued an advisory alerting users about a glitch that prevents security updates from being distributed through specific Windows Server Update programs.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/30/2008
A new payment card industry (PCI) standard for Web application firewalls and source code goes into effect on Tuesday morning at midnight, the PCI Security Standards Council said on Monday.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/30/2008
Microsoft issued a hotfix for Windows XP Service Pack 3 that it says "could resolve" a registry corruption problem associated with third-party security software.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/30/2008
Microsoft updated documentation on protocols used in some of its core applications today.
The Burton Group put the spotlight on Microsoft's SharePoint Server 2007 product on Thursday at its Catalyst Conference 2008 event.
Microsoft's first major push into the virtualization space officially kicks off today, as Hyper-V has been released to manufacturing (RTM).
Requirements for professional security certification for IT workers in civilian agencies, now being readied by the Office of Management and Budget.
- By William Jackson
- 06/25/2008
Google seems to have bested Microsoft in the land down under, according to various accounts of an Australian public school system e-mail contract deal.
Three months after the release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Microsoft has issued what it calls a "reliability update" to sweep out any glitches.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/25/2008
Microsoft is serious about June 30 being the end date for selling XP licenses with new computers.
Microsoft on Tuesday issued a new security advisory after the discovery of "a recent escalation in a class of attacks" targeting Web sites.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/24/2008
Microsoft is really serious about this Monday, June 30, being the end date for selling Windows XP licenses with new computers -- so serious that Senior Vice President Bill Veghte wrote a letter clarifying some the details.
No one seems to know whether we're in the midst of a minor economic bump in the road, an economic downturn, or an all-out recession. However, if IT salaries are any indication, employers seem to be hedging their bets.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 06/24/2008