Blockbuster deal will let Intel provide hardware-based security.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 08/19/2010
Among the oft-cited weaknesses in using passwords for authentication are that people choose bad, easily guessed passwords, such as "123456" or, even, "password."
- By Kevin McCaney
- 08/18/2010
AV-Test this week published certification results for 19 software security products running on Windows 7.
Plus: Security Essentials 2 beta releases this week; XP 2 security trick; Facebook scams growing.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 08/16/2010
Microsoft issued even more details about Windows security concerns, even after releasing its August security update on Tuesday.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 08/11/2010
Microsoft rolled out 14 fixes in its August security update Tuesday, bringing the total for the month to 15.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 08/10/2010
As the largest patch in Microsoft's Patch Tuesday history looms, the plot thickens.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 08/09/2010
Plus: Adobe readies Reader patch; Google engineer may get formal recognition for Windows flaws.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 08/09/2010
So much for the dog days of summer, at least when it comes to Windows security.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 08/05/2010
Microsoft releases fix early due to exploits out in the wild. Plus: Microsoft, Adobe team up on flaw research; IE 8 privacy controls handling debated.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 08/03/2010
Microsoft on Monday issued a "critical" out-of-band patch for its previously disclosed Windows Shell vulnerability.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 08/02/2010
Microsoft plans to release a patch on Monday Aug. 2 for a zero-day Windows shell vulnerability that can spread malware through shortcut files.
The Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) will start to share software vulnerability information from Adobe sometime this fall, Microsoft announced today.
Microsoft announced today that it is planning to release a new version of its security mitigation tool for ISVs and Windows users.
Microsoft has adopted a variant of its "responsible disclosure" policy for reporting security flaws in its software, the company announced last week.
Sophos on Monday announced the availability of a free tool designed to help address the Windows zero-day shortcut vulnerability that Microsoft has not patched.
Exploits using Windows XP as an attack vector will grow this year, according to security experts commenting on Microsoft's "Security Intelligence Report Volume 8."
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/26/2010
Amped up 'responsible disclosure' gets toned down to 'coordinated vulnerability disclosure.' Plus: Redmond won't pay for bugs, and hacking has its own rewards.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/26/2010
Microsoft this week announced the latest beta of its free antivirus software, Microsoft Security Essentials.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/23/2010
As Adobe Systems applications face increasing security threats, Microsoft is stepping up to lend a helping hand.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/22/2010