Microsoft says a security flaw in a component that certifies the authenticity of a Web site or of software code could leave user passwords and credit card numbers open to theft.
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.
Microsoft will improve its security user interface to help clamp down on Trojan-based cyber-attacks, the company's product security manager says.
The chief security advisor for Microsoft UK, former FBI agent Ed Gibson, on Wednesday said enterprises must take steps to toughen their security environment to foil cybercriminals.
The security industry converges at the annual RSA Conference in San Francisco this week, an event that's moved far beyond its origins as a get-together for cryptogeeks and other insiders.
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Microsoft this summer will lay out a plan to make its .Net Passport authentication service more Web services-friendly.
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Microsoft has changed the look and feel of its venerable browser while adding some much-needed security features.
When Microsoft patched a security hole in Internet Explorer this week, it also blocked users from accessing certain Web sites.
The software giant urges customers to apply updates for both applications to fix critical vulnerabilities that could let attackers run programs on a victim's PC.
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