Microsoft completed the acquisition of Sybari Software on Tuesday and announced product plans, which include discontinuing new sales of the secure messaging company's products for Linux and Unix platforms.
- By Scott Bekker
- 06/21/2005
As part of its monthly patch release this week, Microsoft re-released three older security bulletins to fix various problems with them.
- By Scott Bekker
- 06/15/2005
Tampa Bay, Fla.-based Sunbelt Software released version 1.5 of its CounterSpy Enterprise anti-spyware detection and removal tool.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 06/15/2005
San Diego-based St. Bernard Software announced it is shipping of SpyExpert, a standalone anti-spyware software solution for small-to-medium-sized businesses.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 06/15/2005
Microsoft's monthly bundle of patches for June is one of the biggest since the company switched to a monthly patching cycle, and it brings fixes for 12 vulnerabilities, including three critical issues.
- By Scott Bekker
- 06/14/2005
With Windows 2003 SP1, you get a single, authoritative source of lockdown settings you can deploy with a single stroke that are fully supported by Microsoft.
- By Bill Boswell
- 06/01/2005
Protect your corporate network by controlling which users and computers can access it at all.
- By Joern Wettern
- 06/01/2005
Shavlik's Eric Schultze sounds off on WSUS, hackers and more.
Patching your servers is an art that takes time to master. Here's a paint-by-numbers kit to help you get started.
- By Greg Shields
- 06/01/2005
A recent survey of security and law enforcement executives shows that
the fight against electronic crimes (e-crimes) continues to be an
uphill battle.
Microsoft is battling the perception that there's little to get excited about in the long-awaited and much-ballyhooed Longhorn.
- By Scott Bekker and Ed Scannell
- 06/01/2005
<i>Redmond</i>'s new Security Advisor drills down the specifics of what should be considered when selecting your next firewall.
- By Joern Wettern
- 05/01/2005
Many businesses expect IT to use
the equivalent of a radar gun and monitor employees for infractions. But laying down the law can have serious repercussions, both for employees and the IT departments doing the watching.
Microsoft's free vulnerability scanner works well—as long as you don't have to stretch it too far.
- By Joanne Cummings
- 05/01/2005
Remote management has never been a Microsoft strong suit, but Windows Server 2003 is helping users manage servers that no IT staff can touch.
- By Kevin Fogarty
- 05/01/2005
Customers have few kind words for Microsoft's Software Assurance, and even fewer good choices for upgrades.
The proper level of load balancing services can ensure consistent availability of Web services.
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 04/01/2005
New exam follows on heels of newest version of Microsoft's server for speedy, secure computing.
- By Michael Domingo
- 03/10/2005
FirstDefense-ISR can be your first line of defense against disk failure and data loss.
- By Erik Westgard
- 03/01/2005
This veteran penetration tester has seen some stupid security lapses in his time. Here are six of the worst.