The End of Anonymity

12/2/2008 11:57:49 AM

There's a great post from Sarah Perez over at Read/WriteWeb (republished in the New York Times) that's got me remembering the past and thinking ...

New Windows Worm Builds Massive Botnet

12/2/2008 9:55:23 AM

The worm exploiting a critical Windows bug that Microsoft Corp. patched with an emergency fix in late October is being used to build a new botnet ...

Symantec Sees Spike in Dangerous Microsoft Attacks

11/24/2008 9:54:34 AM

Symantec is warning of a sharp jump in online attacks that appear to be targeting a recently patched bug in Microsoft's Windows operating system ...

Microsoft Drops OneCare Antivirus Product

11/18/2008 10:05:16 PM

Two years after trying to build a consumer antivirus business, Microsoft has decide to throw in the towel.. . The software vendor said Tuesday that ...

Microsoft 'Vista Capable' Changes Outraged HP, E-mails Show

11/17/2008 9:35:47 AM

A Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) executive was furious at Microsoft Corp. over the company's decision to loosen the requirements for its " Vista Capable ...

Microsoft's Exploit Predictions Right Less Than Half the Time

11/13/2008 6:12:57 AM

Microsoft Corp. today called its first month of predicting whether hackers will create exploit code for its bugs a success -- even though the ...

Microsoft Security Patch Seven Years in the Making

11/12/2008 9:22:23 AM

Some security patches take time.. . Seven-and-a-half years, in fact, if you count the time it's taken Microsoft to patch a security issue in its ...

Microsoft Fixes Critical Web Bugs

11/12/2008 9:19:48 AM

Microsoft released two security updates for its Windows operating system Tuesday to patch flaws that could give attackers new ways to install ...