As expected, Microsoft released 10 patches today covering a variety of Windows and Office flaws; however, many organizations didn't get the patches until hours after they were released due to a glitch in Redmond's automatic distribution system.
The $100 laptops planned for children around the world might turn out to be as revolutionary for their security measures as for their low-cost economics.
- By The Associated Press
- 10/06/2006
A privacy-advocacy group is suing the U.S. government for records concerning electronic-surveillance tools such as one that appears to be a successor to the FBI's abandoned Carnivore program.
- By The Associated Press
- 10/05/2006
Microsoft announced today that next week's Patch Tuesday will include 11 patches, with at least two rated critical.
Unlicensed copies will run temporarily, slowly restricting access to features over time as copies continue to be used without registration.
- By The Associated Press
- 10/04/2006
Microsoft announced it has acquired DesktopStandard Corp., a smaller firm that develops Group Policy-based enterprise desktop management products.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 10/03/2006
This week, Microsoft announced the acquisition of DesktopStandard Corp. of Portsmouth, N.H. Formerly called AutoProf, the company was known for its line of PolicyMaker group policy tools
Security risks for computer users on the go keep multiplying.
- By Joern Wettern
- 10/01/2006
Spying, blackmailing and thievery -- are there criminals in your IT shop?
PolicyMaker Application Security lets you apply specific, application-level privileges.
- By Bill Heldman
- 10/01/2006
Symantec Corp. accused Microsoft Corp. of abusing its monopoly in deciding which security products can run on its upcoming operating system.
- By The Associated Press
- 09/28/2006
CA Inc. is so confident in its products, it is offering up to $1,500 for computer repairs should users of its anti-virus software get infected.
- By The Associated Press
- 09/28/2006
Microsoft announced Wednesday that it has released the first beta of its Forefront Security package for SharePoint, the company's portal technologies.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 09/28/2006
Developers who build Web applications are more concerned about security, while corporate resources and processes that increase application security aren’t as forthcoming.
Microsoft Corp. released an out-of-cycle patch for a critical vulnerability in Windows and IE relating to Vector Markup Language.
Most virus writers no longer seeking widespread fame but money and maintaining anonymity in the process of obtaining it via botnets, says security vendor.
- By The Associated Press
- 09/25/2006
It must say something about our times that Bruce Schneier, a geeky computer encryption expert turned all-purpose security guru, occasionally gets recognized in public.
- By The Associated Press
- 09/25/2006
In hopes of fighting Internet fraud, some online banking sites make customers use "virtual keypads" -- a method of entering passwords on the screen, generally with a mouse.
- By The Associated Press
- 09/21/2006
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday that Congress should require Internet service providers to preserve customer records, asserting that prosecutors need them to fight child pornography.
- By The Associated Press
- 09/19/2006
The White House has chosen an industry information security specialist as its cybersecurity chief, filling a job that has had no permanent director for a year.
- By The Associated Press
- 09/19/2006