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• Out of band security update MS08-067

  Microsoft released the announced out of band security update MS08-067. Please read the bulletin carefully and then apply the update as soon as possible. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-067.mspx In addition there is also an excellent... Posted Oct 27 2008, 06:30 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows, Microsoft, Consumer, Enterprise, Developer

• Internet Explorer 8 (beta2) released

  Last week Microsoft released IE8 Beta2, the faster, easier and safer successor of the existing Internet Explorer. As there are a lot of changes (new default settings, new support for standards, new features), it's definitely woth to try and test IE8... Posted Sep 03 2008, 02:17 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, IE, Windows, Microsoft, Consumer, OS, Enterprise, Developer, trends

• NPD Study: Average Mac Computer Price More That Twice That of Average PC

  Very interesting ... There are a couple of ways to look at this, but why stand on your head to explain away the blaring truth ? Specifications often vary sharply for these systems, with Apple often focusing on faster processors than some rivals in notebooks... Posted Aug 06 2008, 04:20 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows, Business, Consumer

• The Microsoft Mojave Experiment

  Microsoft gets a bunch of people in a room with negative impressions of Vista (and no previous experience) and shows them what they think is the next version of Windows. Microsoft asks them for feedback and opinions. Everyone is "wow'd"... Posted Aug 05 2008, 10:29 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Vista, Windows, Business, Consumer

• Microsoft Malware Removal Tool: Two million password stealers fingered

  Microsoft's Malicious Software Removal Tool - a program that removes malware from Windows machines - detected password-stealing software from more than 2 million PCs in the first week after it was updated. One password stealer, called Taterf, alone... Posted Jun 25 2008, 03:40 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows, Microsoft, Consumer, antivirus, Enterprise, trends, Law Enforcment, Forensic

• Microsoft Malware Removal Starter Kit (2008-06)

  Many small- and medium-sized organizations use antivirus software, and yet new viruses, worms, and other forms of malicious software (malware) continue to infect large numbers of computers in these Organizations. Malware proliferates at alarming speed... Posted Jun 23 2008, 02:26 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows, Microsoft, Consumer, antivirus, OS, Enterprise

• Managing the Windows Vista Firewall

  If you're an IT pro who is looking a bit more seriously at Windows Vista for your enterprise environment, you should take a close look at the firewall. Once you realize what the Windows Vista firewall can do, you may want to renegotiate the agreement... Posted May 26 2008, 06:58 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows, Microsoft, Network, Consumer, OS, Enterprise, Developer, Policy, Strategy

• New Elevation PowerToys for Windows Vista

  Run as Administrator for third-party scripting tools Run as Another User Prompt Here as System for CMD and Windows PowerShell Drag-and-drop Elevation Gadget http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc510320.aspx Urs...( read more ) Share this post... Posted May 26 2008, 06:47 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows, Microsoft, Consumer, OS, Enterprise, Developer

• Microsoft calls for talks on Internet trust, safety

  Microsoft today called for broad discussions about the safety of the Internet in an initiative it dubbed "End to End Trust" in a white paper released during the RSA Conference that opened today in San Francisco. In a keynote address at the security conference... Posted Apr 11 2008, 06:16 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, IE, Windows, Microsoft, Virtualization, email, Network, Consumer, antivirus, OS, Enterprise, Identity Management, Developer, trends, WIFI, PKI, Policy, Strategy, NAP IPSEC, Remote Access

• PGP adds encryption to Windows Mobile Smartphones

  PGP Corp. has introduced an encryption application that lets enterprise users protect all the data they carry around in their smartphones. PGP Mobile encrypts Windows Mobile-based data automatically, but still allows mobile data to be shared securely... Posted Apr 08 2008, 06:24 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows, Consumer, antivirus, Enterprise

• Black Hat: new operating systems security metric

  At the Black Hat Security Conference currently taking place in Amsterdam, researchers from the Zurich ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) have reported a new model for determining the security of operating systems. They don't just count the number... Posted Apr 03 2008, 07:37 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows, Microsoft, Consumer, antivirus, OS, Enterprise, trends

• Microsoft scoops up rootkit finder Komoku

  The start-up's rootkit detection technology will be added into Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare and Forefront security products. http://www.news.com/8301-13860_3-9899808-56.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5 Urs...( read more ) Share this... Posted Mar 29 2008, 06:38 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows, Microsoft, Consumer, antivirus, OS, Enterprise

• IBM: Apple Crumble @ Blackhat

  In addition to my previous blog post: http://blogs.technet.com/ms_schweiz_security_blog/archive/2008/03/29/black-hat-who-patches-security-holes-faster-microsoft-or-apple.aspx From IBM Internet Security Systems: http://blogs.iss.net/archive/AppleCrumble... Posted Mar 29 2008, 06:25 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows, Microsoft, Consumer, antivirus, OS, Enterprise, trends

• Microsoft buys U-Prove technology

  Microsoft Corp. hopes to beef up online privacy with the acquisition of the U-Prove technology, the company announced on Thursday. U-Prove was developed by Stefan Brands at Credentica Inc. to allow Internet users to disclose only the minimum amount of... Posted Mar 12 2008, 06:13 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows, Microsoft, Consumer, Enterprise, Identity Management, Developer

• Study: Consumers Don't Use Anti-Phishing Defenses

  "Across the globe, Windows Internet Explorer 7 has more than 100 million users seeing green," VeriSign said in a press release about Extended Validation SSL technology earlier this month. About 5,000 sites are using the new technology, which gives users... Posted Mar 07 2008, 04:11 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, IE, Windows, Microsoft, Consumer, antivirus, OS, Enterprise, trends, Survey

• Windows XP Service Pack 3 Overview

  Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes all previously released updates for the operating system. This update also includes a small number of new functionalities, which do not significantly change customers’ experience with the operating system. This... Posted Feb 28 2008, 03:53 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows, Microsoft, Consumer, OS, Enterprise

• Windows Server 2008 Security Guide released

  The Windows Server 2008 Security Guide provides customers with best practices, predefined security templates, and an automated deployment tool to help strengthen the security of servers running Windows Server 2008. The security recommendations in the... Posted Feb 28 2008, 12:43 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows, Microsoft, Consumer, OS, Enterprise

• Security for the youngest internet users - Security4Kids

  Have you ever heard about www.security4kids.ch ? If not, visiting the site should be one of your tasks for today! Especially if you’ve got children aged 7-15 yourself. But let’s go back to the beginning. The website www.security4kids.ch (in German and... Posted Feb 21 2008, 06:47 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, IE, Windows, Microsoft, email, Consumer, Backup, antivirus, OS, trends

• Microsoft Forefront Client Security benchmark test (West Coast Lab)

  Microsoft Corporation commissioned West Coast Labs (WCL) to carry out a series of performance benchmarking tests and metric-based process evaluations of the following products: Microsoft Forefront Client Security McAfee Active VirusScan with McAfee ePO... Posted Feb 14 2008, 01:53 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows, Microsoft, email, Consumer, antivirus, OS, Enterprise, trends, Survey

• Minimizing User Rights Can Increase Security

  Taking a least-privilege approach to user accounts is a key part of any in-depth defense strategy, many analysts and security pros say. "I think it's very important … not even just as [a component] of security, but in the broader sense [of] risk posed... Posted Feb 07 2008, 02:42 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Office, IE, Windows, Microsoft, email, Consumer, antivirus, OS, Enterprise, Developer, trends, Policy, Strategy

• Security Vulnerability Research & Defense Blog on new patches

  Detailed technical information about the latest updates released this month. http://blogs.technet.com/swi/ Urs...( read more ) Share this post: Read More... Posted Jan 14 2008, 01:07 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows, Microsoft, Consumer, OS, Enterprise

• Microsoft placed in Visionaries Quadrant in latest Gartner SSL VPN Magic Quadrant

  On December 6, analyst firm Gartner Inc., announced that Microsoft Intelligent Application Gateway (IAG) 2007 is positioned in the Visionaries quadrant of their 2007 SSL VPN Magic Quadrant report. Not only was IAG described as an “excellent new product... Posted Jan 07 2008, 05:04 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows, Microsoft, Consumer, OS, Enterprise, trends, Policy, Strategy

• Microsoft Files Patent for HoneyMonkey Exploit Finder

  Microsoft has filed a patent claim for the Strider HoneyMonkey malware/exploit detection system created by our internal research unit. The claim, currently being reviewed at Peer-to-Patent. The HoneyMonkey system, first discussed in August 2005, is best... Posted Dec 29 2007, 01:19 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows, Microsoft, Consumer, antivirus, OS, Enterprise, trends, Policy, Strategy

• One-fifth of Windows apps go unpatched

  Updates are available, but users haven't installed them, says Secunia. One in five applications installed on Windows PCs are missing security patches, a Copenhagen-based vulnerability tracker has reported. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do... Posted Dec 29 2007, 01:15 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows, Consumer, OS, Enterprise, trends, Strategy, Survey

• New Microsoft Security Vulnerability Research and Defense blog

  The Security Vulnerability Research & Defense blog’s intent is to provide more information about Microsoft vulnerabilities, mitigations and workarounds, and active attacks. http://blogs.technet.com/swi/ Urs...( read more ) Share this post: Read More... Posted Dec 28 2007, 05:21 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Office, IE, Windows, Microsoft, SQL, email, Consumer, Backup, antivirus, OS, Enterprise, Developer, WIFI, PKI, Policy