Blogs were buzzing last week with reports that Windows users who thought they had automatic updates set to either not install or get permission before installing nonetheless had their machines patched and rebooted.
Microsoft on Monday said it has released a beta version of the first service pack of Windows Vista to about 12,000 testers.
Microsoft today released its October 2007 security bulletin, which includes six updates: four are designated as Critical by the software giant; two are deemed Important, and one previously announced patch was dropped.
Microsoft will release the first service pack for Windows Vista in Q1 2008 and the company has revealed that test versions of the update are currently 1GB; Redmond also admitted it is working on Windows XP SP3.
Microsoft likes to keep its friends close -- and now that security companies are its foes, it may well want to keep those even closer.
This week I learned about a "trick" that you can do in Windows which, as far as I am concerned, is a serious security risk.
Photos from Redmond, where Microsoft is working hard to get the Windows update out of the door.
Each day, members of the Windows team gather inside a "shiproom" to go over the bugs that remain, and to debate which of these can still be fixed in the days left until the product is declared finished.
In final instalment of 'Securing Microsoft', Ina Fried looks at the next generation of security threats. With Microsoft now outspending everyone with their massive security budget, will it be enough to stop ever more sophisticated security threats?
When comparing the Windows Vista and Mac OS X user experiences, this step-by-step walk-through of Vista's Windows Easy Transfer application shows that there is still some work to be done in Redmond.
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