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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 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'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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Thousands of Brits fall victim to data theft
October 10, 2006
U.K. police struggle to contact people whose passwords and credit card details have been stolen.
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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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Security holes for the holidays
November 22, 2006
There's no time off from Internet threats, as flaws in Firefox, IE and Mac OS X open the door to attack.
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RSA: Consumer trust and the government's thrust
February 17, 2006
special coverage Without e-tail security, Americans may dump their Net-buying habits. Meanwhile, the U.S. works to batten down its hatches.
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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.
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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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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?
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Microsoft's InfoCard draws open-source response
February 27, 2006
IBM, Novell to join "Higgins Project" efforts to provide alternative to managing Internet logins and passwords.
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New strain of "Love" virus steals passwords
August 17, 2000
Security experts say that a new strain of the infamous "I Love You" virus has hit some businesses located in Europe and in the United States.
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