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Symantec: Microsoft security lacks innovation
Talkback Microsoft security is a contradiction of terms. Everyone knows their record on security and it is nothing to be proud of. As imitators, they lead the industry. As innovators, they copy from other companies or buy the company, take over their...
[June 18, 2007, 14:02]
Top 10 valuable (but underused) Microsoft security technologies
White Papers Microsoft offers a number of security mechanisms and tools as part of Windows operating systems or as add-ons, but some of them are just gathering dust. Here are 10 of the most underappreciated Microsoft security technologies.
[May 18, 2006, 1:00]
Microsoft security chief bitten by rogue dialler
News Rogue diallers have claimed a high-profile victim - Microsoft UK's chief security advisor Ed Gibson. Gibson was appointed as Microsoft's chief security advisor in the UK in May this year and took up his post in July.
[September 6, 2005, 17:10]
Microsoft Security Update
Downloads The Microsoft Product Support Services Security Team is issuing this alert to inform customers about a new worm named W32.Blaster.Worm which is spreading in the wild. Once run, the worm creates the registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE...
[August 12, 2003, 8:00]
Microsoft security chief attacks government
News Microsoft UK's chief security advisor Ed Gibson has attacked the government over what he claims is a lack of effective reporting channels for Internet-related crime. Microsoft has been heavily criticised in the past for the poor levels of security...
[February 1, 2006, 17:30]
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-002
Downloads Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 927198 documents the currently known issues that customers may experience when they install this security update. For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 927198.
[January 23, 2007, 0:30]
Microsoft Security Update: November Patch Tuesday
Blog The November Patch Tuesday update from Microsoft follows the largest patch and security update in Microsoft’s history. This month there are six updates to Office, Active Directory and Microsoft’s Office application suite.
[November 16, 2009, 14:45]
Microsoft security chief looks beyond Vista
News Ben Fathi, a software engineer by trade, took over from Mike Nash as corporate vice president of Microsoft's Security Technology Unit on 1 June. Fathi is responsible for security features in Windows and other Microsoft products.
[June 13, 2006, 16:00]
MSDN Architecture Webcast: Security Matters - Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle (Level 200)
White Papers This webcast explains the Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle (SDL), a process by which Microsoft develops software, defines security requirements, and determines project milestones.
[December 14, 2007, 0:01]
Microsoft security service set for US debut
Talkback "Microsoft security " Isn't this a contradiction of terms?
[June 1, 2006, 13:21]
Microsoft security: Not a patch on what's needed
Leader If Microsoft is not willing to open up its source to help the security community and if it is unable to produce guaranteed patches fast enough, it must at least respect the ability of its users to make their own decisions.
[January 5, 2006, 14:20]
Microsoft Security Essentials review
Reviews Microsoft has released version 1.0 of Security Essentials, the successor to Live OneCare. Rather than taking aim at full-featured security suites made by Symantec or Trend Micro, the features available in Security Essentials indicate that Microsoft...
[October 5, 2009, 10:44]
Microsoft security service to arrive in June
News Microsoft plans to ship a new security product in June, charging $49.95 (£29) a year to shield up to three PCs against viruses, spyware and other cyberthreats, the company said on Tuesday. With OneCare, Microsoft is targeting consumers, especially...
[February 8, 2006, 9:35]
TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Security Intelligence Report 5: Latest Trends in Vulnerabilities, Exploits, and Malicious Software (Level 200)
White Papers With data gathered from hundreds of millions of computers worldwide, the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report offers a unique insight into the IT threat landscape. The IT threat landscape is continually evolving, and IT professionals need to have...
[December 23, 2008, 0:00]
Microsoft security push cost $100m for .Net server alone
News Microsoft's much-publicised security push has cost real money -- $100m of person-hours went into the two-month hiatus in development of .Net server, according to David Thompson, vice president of Microsoft's Windows server products group.
[July 2, 2002, 9:04]
Microsoft Security Update: The potential impact
Blog The big story with the October 2009 Patch Tuesday Security Update from Microsoft is the sheer size (both breadth and depth) of the update. We have included a brief snap-shot of some of the results from our AOK Software that demonstrates some of the...
[October 14, 2009, 14:18]
Microsoft security service set for US debut
News Businesses might be hard-pressed to buy security products from Microsoft, maker of the software that needs protection, industry analysts have said. Incumbents in the security space are preparing to respond to Microsoft's entry by integrating...
[May 31, 2006, 9:45]
Symantec: Microsoft security lacks innovation
News Symantec has severely criticised Microsoft's security efforts while launching Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0, previously code-named "Hamlet". John Thompson, chief executive of Symantec, told ZDNet.co.uk that Microsoft lacked innovation in...
[June 13, 2007, 10:42]
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-041
Downloads The risk of attack from the HTML email vector can be significantly reduced if the following conditions are met: You have applied the patch included with Microsoft Security bulletin MS03-040 You are using Internet Explorer 6 or later You are using...
[October 16, 2003, 8:00]
Microsoft shifts security strategy
News Conceding that its strategy of patching Windows holes as they emerge has not worked, Microsoft plans next week to outline a new security effort focused on what the company calls "securing the perimeter," a company executive told CNET News.com.
[October 2, 2003, 9:00]
