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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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IBM protects passwords with PC chip
September 16, 2004
New desktops will contain a chip designed to stop hackers, an approach said to be safer than relying on software.
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Police blotter: Can someone else let cops search your PC?
May 2, 2007
A man whose father gave Homeland Security agents permission to search his computer says they should have used a warrant.
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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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Stolen PC holds sensitive consumer data
November 9, 2005
Machine stolen in October from credit monitoring service has ID information on 3,600 consumers.
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This week in worms
January 28, 2005
New variant of mass-mailing PC virus known as Bagle is making the rounds. Also: MySQL bot takes advantage of administrators' poor password choices.
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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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Trojan horse rides off with game accounts
January 25, 2005
Security researchers warn of a new pest that steals logon and password data for "Lineage," one of Asia's most popular online games.
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Sun to boost Java ID plan for PCs
February 24, 2004
The company is modifying its Java software and working with mobile phone and credit card companies to better guarantee the identity of personal computer users.
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Seagate bakes security into hard drive
October 30, 2006
Company pitches "DriveTrust" technology as a simpler way to safeguard data stored on laptops and prevent embarrassing breaches.
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Week in review: Cracking codes
July 25, 2003
Windows users who use only letters and numbers as passwords now have more to worry about, say researchers who dramatically reduced the time required to crack the passwords.
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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 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.
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Pop-up program reads keystrokes, steals passwords
June 29, 2004
Trojan horse has watch list of banking sites. Victims visit sites, type in passwords, hand info to hackers.
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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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'Trusted displays' suggested as online security boost
June 14, 2005
Microsoft researcher says smart card readers and USB tokens could further secure e-commerce with a screen to approve transactions.
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The A to Z of security
November 28, 2006
Got the Love Bug? Scared of spyware? Read this rundown on what's keeping techies awake at night.
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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.
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Deal boosts Liberty Alliance
July 22, 2004
France Telecom's new single-sign-on system will be the biggest yet to use the alliance's identity management spec.
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