microsoft security
Email and web snoop plans slammed - again
News UK security chief at Microsoft and former top cyber security agent for the FBI in the UK Ed Gibson raised similar concerns about the scale of the proposals. Security from A to Z M is for Microsoft Home Office proposals that will see records of... [04 Sep 2008]
Microsoft's cloud Office lands one million users
News One million customers have signed up to Microsoft's Office Live Workspace online collaboration tool, six months after its beta launch. Workspace is the web-based extension of Microsoft Office, allowing users to access and share documents online. [04 Sep 2008]
Five iPhone apps for business
News According to the research firm, the iPhone 3G "does not deliver sufficient security for custom applications", so businesses wanting to deploy such applications will likely have to bear with a lower level of security. [04 Sep 2008]
UK crime fighters grapple with iPhone wipe threat
News Criminals can remotely destroy incriminating evidence by exploiting security features on the Apple iPhone, a leading digital forensics expert has warned. Security from A to Z M is for Microsoft Photos: Steve Jobs dances the iPhone 3G tune... [02 Sep 2008]
Learn the Newest Way to Secure Your Windows® Environment
White Paper Learn how to improve the security of your Microsoft® Windows® Environment! Together new offerings from both RSA Security and Microsoft help provide better protection against viruses, hackers, and worms for employees working online or offline, at... [02 Sep 2008]
The Services and Service Accounts Security Planning Guide
White Paper This paper is an important resource to plan strategies to run services securely under the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP operating systems. It addresses the common problem of Windows services that are set to run with highest possible... [02 Sep 2008]
Baseline Security Analyzer
White Paper The Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) is a tool that allows users to scan one or more Windows-based computers for common security misconfigurations. MBSA will scan a Windows-based computer and check the operating system and other... [02 Sep 2008]
Deep Packets: Application Layer Security Threats
White Paper What is needed is application layer filtering software, such as Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004, which not only helps protect against rogue packets and network attacks but also checks for more advanced attacks. [02 Sep 2008]
Technical Overview of Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0
White Paper Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 introduce many new features for Web application server reliability and availability, management, scalability, and security. Administrators and Web application developers... [02 Sep 2008]
WiFi Protected Access (WPA) Overview
White Paper This paper provides information about the WiFi Protected Access (WPA) update for the Microsoft Windows XP family of operating systems. It provides guidelines for IHVs and driver developers to understand the significance of these changes in wireless... [02 Sep 2008]
Group Policy Infrastructure White Paper
White Paper Group Policy includes options for registry-based policy settings, security settings, software installation, scripts, folder redirection, Remote Installation Services, and Internet Explorer maintenance. [02 Sep 2008]
Virtual Private Networking with Windows Server 2003: Overview
White Paper Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) and Layer Two Tunneling Protocol with Internet Protocol security (L2TP/IPSec) are described as the two industry standard methods for VPN connections. This paper also describes the set of features in Windows... [02 Sep 2008]
Microsoft: Google lags 'years behind' on privacy
News Cullen heads up the privacy arm of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Group, which has led the company's drive to tackle security and privacy threats arising from its products. Google's approach to privacy is a decade behind Microsoft, the Redmond... [01 Sep 2008]
Virtual worlds under siege from cyber crime
News Virtual worlds are playgrounds not just for people who want some online fantasy role-playing but for cyber criminals who are looking for places to launder money and steal data, according to security firm McAfee. [28 Aug 2008]
IE8 unleashed as Microsoft plays Firefox catch-up
News Microsoft released the second public beta for Internet Explorer 8 on Wednesday. If anything, this release brings IE up to par with alternative browsers such as Opera, Apple's Safari, and Mozilla's Firefox in terms of security and features. [28 Aug 2008]
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