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August 1, 2005 Software giant plans to invite hackers back for twice-annual meetings to show developers flaws discovered in Microsoft products. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, Black Hat, researcher, hacker, program manager, event, Las Vegas, security, flaw, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows

August 24, 2006 Update to "critical" Internet Explorer patch repairs a serious security flaw introduced by the original version. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, eEye Digital Security, security flaw, patch, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, security, patch management, Microsoft Corp., situation, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, error, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

April 12, 2005 Monthly patch release includes fixes for flaws that could let attackers take remote control of vulnerable systems. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, Neel Mehta, vulnerability, Microsoft Exchange Server, flaw, worm, attacker, TCP/IP, patch management, security, bug, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer

July 24, 2003 The software giant issues another passel of warnings about security holes, including a "critical" flaw that affects most Windows PCs. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, flaw, DirectX, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, Windows PC, Microsoft Corp., security, Web browser, PC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, e-mail, operating system

January 11, 2005 Microsoft releases two patches for OS, but fix for underlying IE problems is not yet ready. TAGS: patch management, Stephen Toulouse, patch, vulnerability, attacker, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system

October 21, 2006 Windows update no longer allows driver hack demonstrated at Black Hat security confab. But fix may spell trouble. TAGS: Black Hat, Stephen Toulouse, attack, attacker, Microsoft Windows Vista, 64-bit, Microsoft Corp., security, operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC

October 12, 2006 PatchGuard, a Microsoft technology to protect Windows, will be hacked sooner rather than later, an expert predicts. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, security company, protection, security, McAfee Inc., 64-bit, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, operating system

October 12, 2005 Patches fix 14 security holes in the OS, including serious ones that could be exploited for a malicious worm attack. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, Microsoft COM+, security hole, streaming media, flaw, eEye Digital Security, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Server, attack, security, patch management, worm, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

July 12, 2005 Microsoft issues three "critical" security alerts and warns that miscreants are already exploiting two holes in Windows. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, flaw, victim, vulnerability, attacker, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., software company, service pack, security, Microsoft Word, trojan horse, PC, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

December 14, 2004 Software giant releases five fixes, all for Windows--but doesn't rate any of them as a serious threat. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, patch management, advisory, flaw, patch, fix, security, service pack, Microsoft Corp., Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

August 23, 2006 Microsoft's most recent security update introduces a serious security flaw on some Windows systems. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, security update, security bug, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, vulnerability, HTTP, fix, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

March 27, 2007 Microsoft is overhauling its Xbox customer service after hackers were able to trick staffers into providing access to gamers' accounts. TAGS: Larry Hryb, Xbox Live, pretexting, Microsoft Xbox, Stephen Toulouse, customer service, account, gamer, credit card, security, Microsoft Corp., games

May 6, 2005 Pilot program will send out advisories to confirm reports of flaws and tell PC owners how to deal with them until they're patched. TAGS: advisory, alert, Stephen Toulouse, flaw, software company, vulnerability, workaround, patch, security company, security, Microsoft Corp.

December 1, 2004 Departing from schedule, the company patches a month-old security hole in the browser software that had spawned attacks. TAGS: Bofra worm, Stephen Toulouse, vulnerability, attacker, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., service pack, Service Pack 2, PC, Web browser, virus, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

April 4, 2007 Tuesday's "critical" patch casts a shadow over the software giant's promises about the quality of the OS's defenses.Video: Hacking a Vista PC TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, flaw, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Vista, bug, buffer-overflow, hacking, security, code, Microsoft Corp., process, operating system, Microsoft Windows, video