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Microsoft's March Security Update Will Include 7 Bulletins

This month will bring us four "critical" and three "important" bulletins.

Microsoft Fined $728 Million for Noncompliance on EU Browser Choice

Microsoft got hit today with a €561-million fine from the European Commission.

HTML 5 Hole Could Fill Hard Drive with Junk Data

Clicking on a Web site could cause your hard drive to be filled with unwanted and harmful data in a short period of time.

Microsoft Explains IE 10 and Adobe Flash Nuances

Microsoft this week explained a little more about how the Adobe Flash Player works with Internet Explorer 10 on the Windows 8 operating system.

Microsoft To Add Yammer Translation Capability

Microsoft plans to deliver translation capabilities to its Yammer enterprise social networking application by "late spring."

Microsoft Releases IE 10 for Windows 7

Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 is broadly available today for download.

Microsoft and Symantec Team Up in Botnet Takedown

But, as history shown us, the "Bamital" ring may be down, but it'll probably be back.

Microsoft Releases Massive Patch for 57 Vulnerabilities

February's Microsoft Security Update arrived today with a larger-than-usual 12 bulletins -- five rated "critical" and seven "important."

Microsoft Readies Massive February Patch

Microsoft's monthly security update will arrive on Tuesday with 12 bulletins targeting 57 vulnerabilities, according to the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification.

Microsoft Releases IE 10 Blocking Tool for Windows 7 Systems

Microsoft last week released a new tool that will block the automatic installation of Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 7 systems when that browser arrives.

Emergency Java Fix for 50 Flaws Released

Update 13 for Java 7 and Update 39 for Java 6 was released this afternoon by Oracle.

Former Microsoft Exec Revisits Antitrust Battle with Feds

A new book describes Microsoft's Windows 95 product push that later led to antitrust problems with the U.S. government.

Friendly Reminder: Patch Your Internet Explorer

Microsoft released an out-of-band patch for its Web browser earlier this week.

Microsoft Releases Out-of-Band Patch for Internet Explorer

Microsoft on Monday released an out-of-band fix for a zero-day use-after free memory vulnerability in its Internet Explorer Web browser.

Glaring Omission in First Patch Tuesday of the Year

The recently discovered IE zero-day vulnerability has been overlooked by this month's Microsoft security update.

Google Settles with FTC on Patents and Search

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced two settlements that it made last week with Google after a year-and-a-half review.

Internet Brower Bookmarks Need a Facelift

While popular browsers like Firefox and Internet Explorer have done a lot of changing over the past six years, bookmarking features have done little to change their cumbersome nature.

Report Outlines the High IT Costs of Using Multiple Browsers

A Microsoft-funded study described "hidden costs" for organizations that use multiple browsers.

Microsoft's December Security Update Brings Yearly Bulletin Total to 83

December's security update arrived today with five "critical" bulletins and two "important" items that affect all versions of Windows, including its newest Windows 8 and Windows RT.

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