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Microsoft meets the hackers
June 16, 2005
special report In the name of education, the software giant invites security researchers to infiltrate Windows systems.
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Jim Allchin
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'Evil twin' could pose Wi-Fi threat
January 21, 2005
Wi-Fi hot-spot users should be on their guard for fake wireless access points used by hackers to steal data, researchers warn.
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Windows Wi-Fi vulnerability discovered
January 16, 2006
Feature can be exploited to include a user's PC in a peer-to-peer network, allowing access to information on its hard drive.
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MessageLabs Ltd.
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Microsoft wants to meet more hackers
August 1, 2005
Software giant plans to invite hackers back for twice-annual meetings to show developers flaws discovered in Microsoft products.
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Stephen Toulouse
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iDefense ups the bidding for bugs
July 27, 2005
One day after a rival announces it will pay for details on security bugs, iDefense says it will double its payouts.
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Antivirus insecurity at Black Hat confab
July 27, 2005
Security industry event to focus on exploiting holes in antivirus, database and device driver software to break into computers.
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Neel Mehta
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Internet Security Systems Inc.
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Where the Net's wild things are
June 16, 2005
Are your systems vulnerable? Ask a few hackers--that's what Microsoft did. Also: Trojans on the march, and worms a-wriggling.
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Black Hat: Privacy risk in e-Passports
August 8, 2006
special coverage RFID-based cards are easy to clone, researchers say. See the video here.
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Offering a bounty for security bugs
July 25, 2005
TippingPoint wants to be the first to know about flaws to protect its customers against potential attacks.
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Hackers work to exploit latest Firefox flaw
September 13, 2005
Researchers claim they have found ways to exploit a serious flaw in Firefox and Mozilla browsers, a sign that attacks could be on the way.
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Tool turns unsuspecting surfers into hacking help
March 21, 2007
With Jikto, JavaScript on a Web site can turn PCs into a bug-hunting tool, thus doing a hacker's dirty work.
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Google's search for security
December 22, 2004
Being a big winner in the Internet world makes the search giant a target, and a tool, for hackers.
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Google Inc.
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Black Hat with a Vista twist
August 1, 2006
The annual hacker event usually focuses on breaking into systems. This year, a series of Microsoft-themed sessions takes a different tack.
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Group: Secure Bluetooth with long PINs
June 27, 2005
Pairing devices that use the short-range wireless technology isn't safe unless you use a long code, a group warns.
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Bofra burrows in through banner ads
November 22, 2004
Hackers may be using banner ad servers to multiply the impact of the Internet Explorer virus, security experts warn.
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Marcus Sachs
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Microsoft to lift lid on hacker conference
March 17, 2006
It plans to publish findings from its third Blue Hat confab, where hackers give tips to Microsoft execs.
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