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Software vendors add tips to flaws database
September 7, 2006 National Vulnerability Database expands information to include software vendors' comments on reported flaws.Microsoft probes Windows DoS flaw
June 2, 2006 Newly discovered vulnerability could cause certain Windows applications to crash if a user clicks on an overly long Web link.Microsoft looks for 'protection' money
February 22, 2006 After spending billions to secure its software, Microsoft sees security products as a selling point.Symantec cuts jobs to reduce costs
March 15, 2007 Unspecified number of employees are being let go as the security software maker works to cut its cost structure by $200 million.'Critical' Windows, Exchange fixes coming
May 4, 2006 Microsoft's "Patch Tuesday" will include three security alerts with patches for Windows and the Exchange e-mail server software.Microsoft: Here's how to halt WGA alerts
June 27, 2006 Along with a new release of Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications, Microsoft shares how to remove the controversial antipiracy tool.MSN Taiwan visitors wind up elsewhere
September 7, 2007 Slip-up allowed a personal Web site to scoop up traffic intended for Microsoft's Web portal; the software maker apologized Friday for the goof.Microsoft shares draft of Vista security hooks
December 21, 2006 Interfaces are meant to help security software makers create products that work with kernel protection features in Windows Vista.No fix yet for zero-day flaw in Word
December 7, 2006 Microsoft will have patches for Windows and Visual Studio on Tuesday, but apparently not for a Word flaw being used in cyberattacks.Oracle to open up on bug severity
October 11, 2006 Business software giant will add severity ratings to its security bulletins, helping customers prioritize patching.'Critical' Microsoft fix breaks some Net connections
June 21, 2006 Software maker is revising a security update because it can block certain dial-up networking connections.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.Breaking into a laptop via Wi-Fi
August 2, 2006 Flaws in software that runs wireless-networking hardware could let attackers take over PCs, including Macs, Black Hat warns.Microsoft criticized for lack of software security
May 6, 2000 Security experts say the "I Love You" worm's spread is a perfect demonstration of the software maker's technologies working exactly as they were designed to operate.The good and the bad of bug campaigns
January 4, 2007 Researchers have launched the third monthlong parade of flaws, this time in Apple software. But do the efforts do any good?Symantec, McAfee join effort to trap pirates on eBay
May 17, 2006 Antivirus giants launch initiative with legal action against group selling illegal versions of their security software.Bumper crop of Microsoft patches on the way
June 8, 2006 Expect a busy "Patch Tuesday" next week, with a dozen security bulletins covering flaws in Windows, Office and Exchange.Microsoft: Vista feature designed to 'annoy users'
April 11, 2008 By way of the User Account Control feature, company set out to force independent software vendors to make their code more secure, says manager.No fix for 'critical' hole in Windows 98, ME
June 9, 2006 Repairs would require so many changes to the older OSes that it might break applications, Microsoft says.Trend Micro flaw opens PCs to takeover
February 8, 2007 A serious security hole in a wide swath of the company's antivirus products could let an outsider crash or hijack a computer. Sponsored matches for "software company"
