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Microsoft cracks down on source code traders

February 18, 2004 Microsoft has sent several letters to people known to have posted Windows source code on the Internet, warning them to stop offering the files and erase any copies. TAGS: source code, vulnerability, code, letter, copy, researcher, Microsoft Corp., intellectual property, Microsoft Windows, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Australia to see Windows source code

August 14, 2003 The Australian government will gain access to the source code underlying Microsoft's operating system after signing an agreement with the software heavyweight. TAGS: source code, government, Australia, agreement, open-source software, security, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Security experts play down Cisco leak

May 17, 2004 The leak of a significant amount of the company's latest source code will not result in a large number of vulnerabilities being found, security researchers say. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., leak, source code, vulnerability, security, code, researcher, networking, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft probes Windows code leak

February 13, 2004 The software giant is investigating how a file containing some protected source code to Windows 2000 was posted to several underground sites and chat rooms. TAGS: source code, code, Microsoft Windows 2000, IRC, Microsoft Corp., security, spokesman, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Windows code up for grabs

February 13, 2004 Net users are downloading pirated versions of Microsoft's source code, fueling concerns that hackers could crack open vital pieces of software that run millions of computers. TAGS: source code, IRC, code, Microsoft Windows 2000, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system

China looks into Windows code

September 29, 2003 The Chinese government has set up a lab to study Microsoft Windows source code, a result of the software maker's campaign to combat the spread of open-source software in Asia. TAGS: commercial software company, source code, lab, government, agreement, China, software company, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, security

Microsoft lets governments into Office

September 19, 2004 The productivity package is added to the program that allows governments to see Microsoft source code. TAGS: Jason Matusow, source code, government, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2003, XML, Microsoft Corp., document, security, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft to release more source code?

February 7, 2005 Firm's developer unit may make available source code from popular tool for building user interfaces for Windows applications. TAGS: source code, Jason Matusow, programmer, Microsoft Windows CE, open source, Microsoft Visual Studio, code, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, security, operating system

Cisco investigates source code leak

May 17, 2004 The technology giant confirms that some of the proprietary source code that drives its networking hardware has appeared on the Internet. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., Jim Brady, source code, code, IRC, networking, technology company, C, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Search on for source of leaked Windows code

February 13, 2004 Investigators are looking for clues as to how source code for Microsoft's Windows OS made its way onto the Net. An error report found in the code includes information related to a Microsoft partner. TAGS: Mainsoft, source code, code, investigation, Unix, operating system, Microsoft Corp., connection, Microsoft Windows, security, e-mail

This week at Microsoft

February 11, 2005 Microsoft says Longhorn beta will arrive by June. Also: Company mulls releasing source code for tool used to build Windows programs. TAGS: Microsoft Longhorn, source code, CRM, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft may offer peek at SQL Server code

February 23, 2005 The company is looking at making the source code for the next version of SQL Server available under its shared-source program. TAGS: Microsoft SQL Server, Jason Matusow, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, source code, Stephen O'Grady, open source, code, product development, database, server, security, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., developer, Microsoft Windows

Voting machine fails inspection

July 25, 2003 Researchers analyzing the source code for an electronic voting system find that a person could cast unlimited ballots without detection. TAGS: Diebold Inc., e-voting, security standard, researcher, vote, Maryland, source code, security, analysis, Microsoft Windows

Beating Microsoft to the punch

January 4, 2006 newsmaker Ilfak Guilanov explains why he created an unofficial Windows patch that is drawing rare backing from antivirus firms. TAGS: Ilfak Guilfanov, patch, SANS Institute, Microsoft Windows Metafile, Belgium, fix, F-Secure Corp., source code, security company, flaw, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Security research suggests Linux has fewer flaws

December 14, 2004 Four years of research by a code-analysis firm finds that the latest open-source OS beats commercial software for quality. TAGS: Coverity, Linux, flaw, source code, Linux kernel, research, operating system, analysis, open source, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, security

Week in review: Code breaking

May 21, 2004 Source code was again under attack, as Cisco Systems investigated a leak, and two popular repository applications were found to have vulnerabilities. TAGS: Minix, Concurrent Versions System, Cisco Systems Inc., flaw, vulnerability, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Week in review, source code, attacker, Apple Macintosh, Apple Computer, Linux, open source, security, researcher
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