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Securing 2010

Hackers will find ways to keep security experts busy. Keep your eye out for these eight.

Office 2003 Bug Gets Band-Aid

Plus, Microsoft explains its Indeo snub; Symantec fixes a Windows issue.

As the Black Screen of Death Turns

Plus: Patch Tuesday fixes IE zero-day flaw; third party takes up XP's cause.

Anatomy of a Web Attack

Many malware episodes begin innocently enough.

TechNet Magazine Makes News

Five magazines in five years? And they said print was dead.

Moving up in the World

Readers recount their tales of Windows 7 migration.

Please Squeeze the Files

For a lighter, roomier system, a little file compression goes a long way.

Is Microsoft Too Old for Web 2.0?

As Microsoft gets older, can the company continue to create products that younger users want to buy?

IE Zero-Day Flaw Spoils Thanksgiving

Plus: Microsoft patches can result in black screens; when pandas attack.

Windows 7 Gets Its First Bug

Plus: hackers try to bypass Windows 7's WAT; Internet Explorer attack can hurt the kernel.

Microsoft Brings the November Pain

November just gets patchier and patchier. Plus: Exchange 2010 gets a security component; vendors tackle absentee security; more.

Taming Service Accounts

Managing service accounts can tedious, but Windows Server 2008 R2 and Window 7 take some of the load off.

Microsoft's S+S Strategy Grows Up

"Three screens and the cloud" is the updated take on Microsoft's Software plus Services strategy.

Happy Birthday, Redmond!

Some congratulations are in order. Plus, readers compare different versions of Windows 7.

Tap into Time Management

Finally, a tool to answer the age-old question: Where did all that time go?

Web Morons and Buffoons

The Internet is full of blowhards, but sometimes they're just...misunderstood.

Windows 7: The Gift that Keeps on Rebooting

For some, the move to the new OS from Vista is taking a little longer than expected. Plus: Microsoft reaches for cloud compliance; lazy hackers hit clickjackpot.

What Patch Tuesday's Patchy Record Means

Plus: Firefox opens up to .NET; gauging Security Essentials' enterprise chances.

Microsoft Breaks Patch Records (Again)

Plus: researcher blames Hotmail password thefts on botnets, not phishing; Adobe joins Tuesday patch brigade.

Hotmail Hooked in Phishing Scheme

Numerous Hotmail users got some unwanted exposure over the past weekend. Plus, SQL injection attacks are making a quiet return.