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Showing 1-14 of 14 results foundSymantec sees an Achilles' heel in Vista
July 18, 2006 New networking technologies in Windows Vista will be less stable and secure than in XP, at least in the short term, Symantec researchers say.Microsoft's own antivirus fails to secure Vista
February 6, 2007 Test of 15 antivirus packages shows failures in four. Microsoft pledges improvements; McAfee says its updates weren't included.Symantec picks away at Vista's core
August 9, 2006 In third report on Windows Vista security, Symantec lauds Microsoft's work but finds flaws. Redmond says it's old news.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.Vista, Leopard, Linux to compete in hack contest
February 7, 2008 An ethical hacking contest will pit the three operating systems against each other next month at CanSecWest conference.Satellite tech to map U.K.'s underground cables
March 22, 2006 Project is expected to create 3D map of pipes and cables buried under U.K. roads, helping to reduce roadwork.Vista hacked at Black Hat
August 4, 2006 Researcher bypasses a security mechanism designed to prevent some driver software from running in the Windows update.Insecurity complex for Microsoft
July 24, 2006 A chill descends on Redmond's antivirus confabs. Also: From Patch Tuesday to "zero-day Wednesdays."Symantec continues Vista bug hunt
July 25, 2006 In second report on Windows Vista security, Symantec says XP successor is prone to privilege escalation attacks.Black Hat: Privacy risk in e-Passports
August 8, 2006 special coverage RFID-based cards are easy to clone, researchers say. See the video here.Black Hat with a Vista twist
August 1, 2006 The annual hacker event usually focuses on breaking into systems. This year, a series of Microsoft-themed sessions takes a different tack.AMD: Vista only a tiny step to convergence
May 24, 2006 PCs have a way to go, despite advances in hardware and software aimed to bring PC technology into the living room.More buyers home in on Office 2007
February 13, 2007 Sales of Office 2007 outperformed those of Office 2003 during the first week of launch, study shows.Black Hat 'supersizes' in Las Vegas
July 30, 2007 Taking up more space at Caesar's Palace is no gamble for the security confab as it tackles topics from the Vista x64 kernel to digital forensics for the feds. Sponsored matches for "researcher"
