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• Security researchers say JPEG virus imminent

  A Trojan horse that exploits a recent critical flaw in Microsoft Windows' handling of JPEG images has been posted to several newsgroups, but it has no way to spread, security experts said Tuesday.

• Microsoft security product set for US debut

  Microsoft plans to start selling Windows OneCare Live in the US on Thursday, three years after it announced its intent to move into the antivirus space.

• No security silver bullet for Vista: Microsoft

  Despite extensive security auditing and development of Vista, the new operating system will not be free of bugs, Microsoft general manager of product security, George Stathakopoulos, concedes.

• McAfee unafraid of Microsoft's 'part-time' security effort

  Antivirus firm McAfee's president believes the company will be able to compete with Microsoft after the software giant launches its OneCare Live security products -- because security is not something you can do "part-time".

• Gartner: Ignore Vista until 2008

  Companies shouldn't rush to upgrade to Microsoft Windows Vista, according to analysts at Gartner, who believe most could safely hold back until 2008.

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• SMB Series: Secure your perimeter

  This guide is aimed at helping small and medium businesses stay safe.

• Is there method in Microsoft's security buys?

  The software giant has been scooping up companies in the security field, but analysts wonder what it all adds up to.

• Microsoft sends security update to home PCs

  Microsoft has started to send out its latest major security patch to home PCs--but some people won't get it for a while.

• Web on watch for common enemies

  Security experts are watching out for attacks that burrow through two new flaws, warning that the vulnerabilities are a bigger threat because of people's reliance on the targeted software.

• Pros point to flaws in Windows security update

  Security researchers say they're starting to find flaws in Microsoft's latest major update for Windows XP.

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• Windows XP gets Wi-Fi security upgrade

  Microsoft has updated its XP operating system so network managers will be able to assign each user with a separate encryption key.

• MS: Secure computing is still a decade away

  COMMENTARY--One year ago, Bill Gates challenged his Microsoft troops to make the company's products more trustworthy. What's been accomplished? A bit. What still needs to be done? A lot.

• Photo gallery: Microsoft Office 2007 beta 1

  This beta refresh reveals the suite's dynamic interface, as well as handy new tools, such as PDF creation.

• Is Mac OS X weaker than Windows?

  Alarmist advice and unbacked claims by security software vendor Symantec has the Macintosh community up in arms.

• Is Internet Explorer 7 a marketing ploy?

  Is Internet Explorer 7 just another security patch disguised as a "new" offering? Should it rightfully be called IE 6.1 for Windows XP Service Pack 2, asks Fran Foo.

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