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2002 Ultrabooks & tablets, more memory for Windows 8?

Windows 8 won't run on every XP-era PC; watch out for PAE Looking for a PC in the office that still had Windows XP on... Read more

23 March, 2012
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium Based SP2 (64 bit) 1.0

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium Based SP2 (64 bit) 1.0

...secure your server for role-based operations, improves defense-in-depth with Data Execution Protection, and provides a safe and secure first-boot scenario with... Read more

12 March, 2007
TechNet Webcast: Anti-Malware Technologies in Windows Vista (Level 300)

TechNet Webcast: Anti-Malware Technologies in Windows Vista (Level 300)

...strategy and also cover at a high level how the Windows Firewall, Data Execution Protection (DEP), IE protected mode, service hardening and user account control... Read more

5 January, 2007
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium Based SP1 (64 bit) 1.0

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium Based SP1 (64 bit) 1.0

...secure your server for role-based operations, improves defense-in-depth with Data Execution Protection, and provides a safe and secure first-boot scenario with... Read more

30 March, 2005
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (32 bit) 1.0

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (32 bit) 1.0

...secure your server for role-based operations, improves defense-in-depth with Data Execution Protection, and provides a safe and secure first-boot scenario with... Read more

30 March, 2005

Microsoft denies data execution problem

...not at risk from the situation." Last week, Positive reported that the Data Execution Protection tools included in Service Pack 2 -- code intended to prevent... Read more

2 February, 2005 by Matt Hines

Internet Explorer 8 to get anti-malware protection

...com, for example, not some other site), and extended verification SSL. Using Data Execution Protection (DEP) within Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista SP1, IE8... Read more

3 July, 2008 by Robert Vamosi

Vista plays hide-and-seek with hackers

Windows Vista Beta 2 includes Address Space Layout Randomization, a security feature designed to protect against buffer overrun exploits Read more

2 June, 2006 by Joris Evers

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