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Microsoft's private folders become a public headache

July 17, 2006 Company removes Private Folders 1.0 from site following outcry. But the add-on remains available through the weekend, into Monday. TAGS: headache, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, add-on, Microsoft Corp., software company, password, operating system, Microsoft Windows

RSA: Microsoft to shelve token support in Vista

May 2, 2006 OS update won't include built-in support for SecurID, even though it's been tested for two years. TAGS: RSA SecurID, Art Coviello, token, RSA Security Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Sydney, Bill Gates, password, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

MySQL worm hits Windows systems

January 27, 2005 Databases protected by weak passwords on Windows-based machines could allow a worm to spread to several thousand systems. TAGS: Internet Storm Center, bot, MySQL, IRC server, worm, SQL Slammer, database software, password, flaw, database, researcher, open source, security, Microsoft Corp., operating system, server

Vista steals the show

January 30, 2007 Gates tries to sell The Daily Show's Jon Stewart on the new operating system, as Office takes a backseat.Photos: What's in the Vista swag bag? TAGS: Jon Stewart, Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Office, reporter, Microsoft Office 2007, operating system, Microsoft Corp., password, video, Microsoft Windows, PC

Week in review: Patches and pirates

January 28, 2005 Microsoft is fed up with Windows pirates and is laying down the law--no more patches for illegitimate copies. TAGS: piracy, patch management, MySQL, malicious program, worm, Week in review, bot, online game, Microsoft Corp., password, security, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows, virus, operating system, database

Microsoft's leaner approach to Vista security

August 29, 2005 Microsoft is talking up Secure Startup in Windows Vista, the sole piece of its original hardware-based security plan to make it into the OS. TAGS: Palladium, BIOS, Microsoft Windows Vista, access, laptop computer, Microsoft Corp., security, software company, PC, password, Microsoft Windows, hard drive, operating system

This week in security

January 22, 2005 ISP gets hijacked, with all DNS records moved to the U.K. Plus, both Microsoft and Apple come under fire for holes in Office and Mac OS X. TAGS: domain name server, flaw, Apple Computer, Internet Service Provider, Apple Mac OS, domain name, Apple Mac OS X, security company, security, U.K., Apple Macintosh, message, researcher, operating system, Microsoft Office, password

Google updates desktop search tools

February 9, 2006 Google Desktop 3 aims to let people easily share information, lock the system and search on multiple computers. TAGS: Google Desktop, desktop search, Google Inc., password, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, e-mail
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