Microsoft Articles

Mozilla set to develop risk model for software development

Dan Kaplan July 07, 2008

Mozilla and an independent security consultant have joined forces to build a risk model -- and Firefox users are not the only ones who could benefit.
 

Microsoft IE8 to have more defenses

Sue Marquette Poremba July 07, 2008

For the upcoming version of Internet Explorer 8.0 (IE8), Microsoft has hinted at a number of security improvements.
 

Microsoft investigates ActiveX public exploits

Dan Kaplan July 07, 2008

Attacks are actively targeting a zero-day vulnerability in an ActiveX control for Snapshot Viewer for Microsoft Access.
 

Microsoft readies four patches for July update

Dan Kaplan July 03, 2008

Four Microsoft security patches - none for "critical" vulnerabilities - are due out next week.
 

Microsoft presses deeper into security space

Richard Thurston June 30, 2008

Microsoft is spearheading its second global security initiative in a week by setting up a scheme to try to tackle multi-vendor security threats.
 

MIcrosoft investigating IE6 vulnerability claim

Dan Kaplan June 27, 2008

A Chinese research team has discovered a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 that is being actively exploited to possibly steal credentials and hijack browser sessions.
 

Microsoft recommends free tools to address SQL attacks

Dan Kaplan June 24, 2008

Microsoft is trying to stem the tide of poorly coded but legitimate websites falling prey to attacks.
 

Apple addresses "carpet bomb" Safari for Windows threat

Dan Kaplan June 20, 2008

Despite initially maintaining that the Safari for Windows "carpet bomb" issue was not a security vulnerability, Apple has decided to release a patch.
 

Microsoft re-releases patch for Bluetooth flaw

Dan Kaplan June 19, 2008

Microsoft on Thursday re-released its June patch for a vulnerability in which Bluetooth-enabled devices could be attacked.
 

Microsoft pushes out fix for deployment issue

Dan Kaplan June 17, 2008

A glitch that prevented some Microsoft customers from deploying their June security updates has been corrected.
 
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