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Microsoft piracy check comes calling

April 24, 2006 Expands program to alert people who run illegal copies of Windows and starts a campaign to fight Office piracy. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, alert, antipiracy, Automatic Update, copy, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC

Homeland Security: Fix your Windows

August 9, 2006 In rare alert, department urges people to plug a worm hole in the Microsoft operating system as soon as possible. TAGS: Neel Mehta, alert, vulnerability, flaw, homeland security, agency, software company, Microsoft Corp., security, service pack, Microsoft Windows, printer, operating system

Is your iron still on? Check your cell phone

May 17, 2006 Eaton's Home Heartbeat will tell you what's going on at home. But do you want to know what your dishwasher is doing? TAGS: sensor, base station, security camera, alert, cell phone, camera, TV

Cell phone becomes new town crier

April 20, 2007 Universities and cities are seeing how these staples of 21st century society can be turned into tools for keeping people informed and protected. TAGS: campus, text messaging, student, university, cell phone, community, alert, college, SMS, situation, U.S., security, e-mail

Uptick in Windows attacks reported

September 1, 2006 Security experts warn of increased cyberattacks on Windows PCs, via a known security flaw, but Microsoft says all is calm. TAGS: Symantec Corp., cyberattack, increase, alert, attack, malicious code, activity, threat, security, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT

New PowerPoint hole used in cyberattacks

July 13, 2006 Alert of new, yet-to-be-patched Office flaw being exploited in attacks comes on heels of Microsoft's "Patch Tuesday." TAGS: flaw, cyberattack, security expert, Microsoft PowerPoint, vulnerability, Microsoft Excel, attack, alert, Microsoft Office, Symantec Corp., security, Microsoft Corp., PC
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