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Microsoft hands out 'private' folders
July 10, 2006
Free software lets people store sensitive data on their home or work computers in a password-protected folder.
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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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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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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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Trojan horses steal bank details, passwords
March 24, 2006
Cybercriminals use new Trojan horse tricks to steal money via bank Web sites and to nab personal passwords.
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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: 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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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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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 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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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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Microsoft flagged Symantec software as spyware
February 13, 2006
Microsoft's Windows AntiSpyware tool called out some Symantec security products as malicious software that steals 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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Expert: Better ID checks won't beat fraud
March 15, 2005
Plans to supplement passwords with security devices won't solve the problems plaguing Web businesses, warns a crypto expert.
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Ending Microsoft's identity crisis
February 16, 2006
Identity expert Kim Cameron explains more about the InfoCards touted as the death knell for usernames and password.
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IE pop-up spoof won't get patch
June 23, 2005
Overlaying windows in a browser is standard functionality, not a vulnerability, Microsoft says--so there are no plans for an update.
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Fighting fraud by baiting phishers
March 31, 2006
RSA Security's newly acquired Cyota overwhelms phishing sites with fake usernames, passwords and credit card info.
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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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Firefox, IE vulnerable to fake login pages?
November 22, 2006
Flaw could enable attackers to compromise usernames and passwords, security researcher warns, citing exploit on MySpace.
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