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Spy program snoops on cell phones
March 30, 2006 Software hides itself on phones to secretly capture data, leading one security company to label it a Trojan horse.AOL offers free antivirus software
August 7, 2006 Active Virus Shield software is likely to become the highest-profile alternative to for-pay security software.Microsoft's own antivirus fails to secure Vista
February 6, 2007 Test of 15 antivirus packages shows failures in four. Microsoft pledges improvements; McAfee says its updates weren't included.Microsoft hires McAfee antivirus veteran
August 17, 2006 Vincent Gullotto, former head of McAfee's Antivirus and Vulnerability Emergency Response Team, AVERT, will join Microsoft.Boarding up Windows against Net threats
February 8, 2006 Redmond unveils details of its entry into the antivirus business and warns of new browser and OS flaws.Will security firms detect police spyware?
July 17, 2007 A recent court case dealing with key loggers installed by the feds invites the question: will security companies put the interests of their customers first?Security firms on police spyware, in thei...Microsoft goes global with antivirus tool update
January 23, 2007 Release of latest version of OneCare next week marks the first time the security and PC maintenance tool will be sold outside the U.S.Security from A to Z: Microsoft
November 27, 2006 The software giant has created a hole that many software companies are gladly stepping in to fill.Chills at Microsoft's security huddle
July 24, 2006 Microsoft has quietly held meetings with top antivirus researchers for almost 10 years, but there's some unease now that Redmond is a rival.Microsoft launches Exchange '07, Forefront betas
July 24, 2006 "Home stretch" reached on Exchange server and Forefront antivirus service, with release set for late '06 or early '07.Insecurity complex for Microsoft
July 24, 2006 A chill descends on Redmond's antivirus confabs. Also: From Patch Tuesday to "zero-day Wednesdays."Microsoft to expand security research teams
February 7, 2007 Over the next six months, the software maker plans to establish security research and response teams in Europe and Asia.European rivals turn wary eye on Microsoft
September 28, 2006 With Netscape's fate in mind, small European security firms are trying to gauge Microsoft's impact on their business.Microsoft looks for 'protection' money
February 22, 2006 After spending billions to secure its software, Microsoft sees security products as a selling point.Zombie tool makes use of Windows, antivirus flaws
November 30, 2006 Bot software that turns PCs into zombies spreads via holes in Symantec and Microsoft products.Microsoft adds security muscle
April 26, 2007 Addition of European and Asian research labs are part of Microsoft's bulking up to become a serious player in the security arena.Microsoft flags Gmail as a virus
November 14, 2006 An error in Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare security product caused it to flag Google's Gmail service as a virus.Microsoft's security product hits home stretch
February 6, 2006 Details emerge on arrival and price of OneCare security service, a rival to consumer products from Symantec and McAfee.Symantec pumps up Windows Mobile protection
March 27, 2007 Security company's Mobile Security Suite 5.0 to include antivirus, data encryption and firewall protection, plus management console.Playing it safe with Windows Vista
December 11, 2006 Microsoft wants to sell Web sites and businesses on security checks of customer PCs. That may not go over so well. Sponsored matches for "security"
