Beware the next circle of hell: Unpatchable systems
Insecure by design and trusted by default, embedded systems present security concerns that could prove crippling
Paul Roberts | 02 Jun | Read more
Insecure by design and trusted by default, embedded systems present security concerns that could prove crippling
Paul Roberts | 02 Jun | Read more
Microsoft may be prepping to ship a mini version of its Surface tablets within a month, based on an Amazon.com listing for a case custom made for the device.
Tim Greene | 25 Apr | Read more
Most malware is mundane, but these innovative techniques are exploiting systems and networks of even the savviest users
Roger A. Grimes | 30 Dec | Read more
BlackBerry's fall means CIOs must quickly develop a new mobile strategy. The big three of enterprise mobility are familiar names -- Apple, Samsung and Microsoft. Who will win out?
Tom Kaneshige | 04 Nov | Read more
Most malware is mundane, but these innovative techniques are exploiting systems and networks of even the savviest users
Roger A. Grimes | 30 Sep | Read more
Just because Microsoft doesn't plan on giving Windows XP patches to the public after April 8, 2014, doesn't mean it's going to stop making those patches.
Gregg Keizer | 26 Aug | Read more
China's remarkable success in infiltrating U.S. government, military and corporate networks in recent years shouldn't be seen as a sign that the country is gaining on the U.S. lead in cybertechnology, security experts say. They're just very persistent and very good at remaining undetected for long periods of time.
Jaikumar Vijayan | 20 May | Read more
Microsoft last week released the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 14 (SIRv14), an biannual report includes data from the second half of 2012 and contains threat intelligence from over a billion computers worldwide.
Apple yesterday gave its strongest signal yet that it will continue to support OS X Snow Leopard with patches for the foreseeable future rather than retire the still-active operating system.
Gregg Keizer | 15 Mar | Read more
The first half of 2012 was pretty bad - from the embarrassing hack of a conversation between the FBI and Scotland Yard to a plethora of data breaches - and the second half wasn't much better, with events including Symantec's antivirus update mess and periodic attacks from hactivists at Anonymous.
Ellen Messmer | 10 Dec | Read more
The US presidential election result leaves President Barack Obama in the White House and maintains the balance of power in Congress. In many longstanding technology debates, policy experts see little movement forward, although lawmakers may look for compromises on a handful of issues.
Grant Gross | 07 Nov | Read more
Most of us don't like paying for antivirus (AV) software, but at least home users can rely on one of the free options, such as Microsoft Security Essentials, avast!, or AVG Free.
Keir Thomas | 19 Jan | Read more
While Google, Amazon and Salesforce have gotten the most attention as cloud service providers, Microsoft-with its 300 products and services delivered from its data centers-has a large cloud bank all its own.
Robert Lemos | 26 Aug | Read more
Microsoft has sued a Hong Kong seller of mobile ringtones, saying the company used phishing techniques to flood Microsoft Live Messenger users with spam messages.
Robert McMillan | 17 Jul | Read more
Microsoft today warned of a serious security vulnerability in a Spreadsheet ActiveX control that could allow for a drive-by-download attack against vulnerable PCs.
Erik Larkin | 14 Jul | Read more