Plus: App makers go in front of the judge, Web app security guidelines.
Plus: Better user password starts with password policy, Google's Chrome browser hacked at the Pwn2Own contest.
Today's release of Microsoft security update features six bulletins, with one labeled as "critical," four "important" and one "moderate."
This year's CanSecWest security conference's Pwn2Own contest saw Google's Chrome Web browser fall to multiple exploits on Wednesday.
Government regulation could hamper efforts to get ahead of innovative bad guys, argued a panel of network executive in a Congressional hearing this week.
- By William Jackson
- 03/08/2012
Plus, LulzSec crumbles from the inside, readers respond to proposed changes to Windows 8 password procedure.
Microsoft announced a partnership with Good Technology to bring encrypted e-mail services to Windows Phone 7.5.
Plus, Google bypassing browser privacy policies.
According to Microsoft, Google circumnavigates Internet Explorer's P3P Privacy Protection feature to track cookies of users.
Plus, February's Security Update is here, don't save personal info as plain text.
Plus: Anonymous responds to Megauploads raid, Google saw what you did online last night.
Plus: Trojan worm attacking DoD smart cards, Internet censorship protests hit the Web.
Plus: Symantec sued for scaring up business, Stuxnet siblings ready to be unleashed.
Microsoft will start silent updates of users' Internet Explorer browsers next month.
Plus: Fictionalizing the zero-day attack; Be careful what you type when shopping.
December's security update comes with 13 bulletins fixing a range of Microsoft products. The good news? Only three are rated critical.
Microsoft released 14 bulletins previewing fixes for a range of remote code execution and elevation of privilege exploits.
Plus: One dumb hacker tries to blackmail his way into a job; FBI cracks down on counterfeit merchandise online.
Microsoft released the fourth preview of its Internet Explorer 10 for more testing.
Lawyers for Microsoft have come to an out-of-court settlement with Czech Republic-based Dotfree Group and its owner over involvement in the Kelihos botnet ring.