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Microsoft sets Vista meeting with security firms

October 19, 2006 Powwow to discuss how to let security companies use core components of some versions of the Windows OS. TAGS: security company, kernel, 64-bit, Microsoft Windows Vista, Symantec Corp., security, McAfee Inc., Microsoft Corp., service pack, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Security rivals shut out of Microsoft meeting

October 19, 2006 An online meeting to discuss Windows Vista changes crashed shortly after it started, leaving Symantec and McAfee in the dark. TAGS: Microsoft Office Live Meeting, online meeting, McAfee Inc., security company, Symantec Corp., representative, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Gartner: Vista antitrust tweaks to take years

October 20, 2006 Analyst firm says changes to the 64-bit version of the OS update could also cause compatibility trouble in the interim. TAGS: Gartner Inc., kernel, antitrust, security company, 64-bit, Microsoft Windows Vista, McAfee Inc., security, programming, 32-bit, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Windows kernel protection expected to break soon

October 12, 2006 PatchGuard, a Microsoft technology to protect Windows, will be hacked sooner rather than later, an expert predicts. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, security company, protection, McAfee Inc., 64-bit, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Microsoft mulls rushing out IE patch

March 25, 2006 Fix for a serious flaw in the Web browser may come early, as reports come in of Web sites using the hole for attacks. TAGS: flaw, attack, McAfee Inc., security company, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, fix, Web browser, spyware, PC, Microsoft Windows

Security tools ready for Vista launch

January 17, 2007 It might be the most secure version of Windows yet, but Vista will still require outside help in protecting against common cyberthreats. TAGS: cyberthreats, security company, Forrester Research Inc., Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows Vista, security tool, Symantec Corp., McAfee Inc., Trend Micro Inc., vice president, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, operating system, Norton Co., firewall

Microsoft shares draft of Vista security hooks

December 21, 2006 Interfaces are meant to help security software makers create products that work with kernel protection features in Windows Vista. TAGS: API, security software company, kernel, 64-bit, software company, Gartner Inc., security company, McAfee Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, security, 32-bit, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: attendee, meeting, researcher, McAfee Inc., software company, event, Redmond, security company, security, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, Microsoft Windows
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