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Microsoft exec calls XP hack 'frightening'
November 13, 2007
In a matter of minutes, e-crime experts hack into a Windows XP computer that is unprotected and connected to an unsecured wireless network.
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Password protection in Microsoft Word criticized
January 7, 2004
Word documents that use the software's built-in password protection to avoid unauthorized editing can easily be modified, a security expert maintains.
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Gates: End to passwords in sight
February 14, 2006
With Windows Vista, the Microsoft chairman feels he has the right weapons to supplant PC passwords. Photos: Gates takes the stage at RSA Image: A look at InfoCards
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Microsoft security guru: Jot down your passwords
May 23, 2005
Jesper Johansson says the security industry has been giving out the wrong advice on passwords for 20 years.
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Microsoft shutters Windows private folders
July 14, 2006
Following an outcry, Redmond is removing add-on feature allowing users to create password-protected folders.
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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.
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Gates: Passwords passe
November 16, 2004
Biometric and smart-card technology will replace passwords to verify ID, Microsoft head Bill Gates says--again.
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Gates: Microsoft to offer anti-spyware
October 2, 2004
Company Chairman Bill Gates says "this malware thing is so bad" the software giant plans to offer its own tools.
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Gates predicts death of the password
February 25, 2004
Traditional password-based security is headed for extinction, says Microsoft's chairman, because it cannot "meet the challenge" of keeping critical information secure.
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Password imperfect
December 9, 2004
Microsoft is leading by example in its push to ease the security risks posed by passwords.
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No end in sight to hacking of 'WoW' accounts
April 10, 2007
'Tens of thousands' of players' accounts have been compromised with keylogging exploit, security experts say.
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Microsoft under your thumb
September 8, 2004
New keyboard and mouse from the company's hardware division include fingerprint readers.
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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.
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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.
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Flaw found in Office encryption
January 20, 2005
Snoopers could decode password-protected files in Microsoft programs, a security researcher warns.
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Tool time for Microsoft
November 16, 2004
In Denmark, Gates outlines effort to trim data managment costs, new Windows update service. Also: Angling for Novell users.
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Microsoft: Still more to do on security
February 6, 2007
Company has made headway on protecting PCs, but more Net use means more challenges, Gates and Mundie tell RSA crowd. Photos: Bill Gates at RSA
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Password juggling no more?
January 14, 2005
It's high time for a better way to protect my identity online, CNET News.com's Mike Ricciuti says. I'm sick of yellow stickies.
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Who says safe computing must remain a pipe dream?
December 9, 2004
Web surfing gets riskier all the time. Computer security guru Bruce Schneier outlines a 12-step plan to protect yourself.
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