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• Controlling RFID tags to protect privacy

  A researcher is working on technology he hopes will be able to control RFID tags and protect private information.

  Nick Barber | 19 Apr | Read more

• Hackers exploit latest IE zero-day with drive-by attacks

  Hackers are exploiting the just-disclosed unpatched bug in Internet Explorer (IE) to launch drive-by attacks from malicious Web sites, security researchers said today.

  Computerworld Staff | 11 Mar | Read more

• Microsoft security exec leaves for Amazon

  The Microsoft executive who managed the company's Trustworthy Computing security program has left for a new role at Amazon.

  Robert McMillan | 18 Feb | Read more

• Ballmer: The cloud will bring new apps to law enforcement

  A move to the cloud will enable new kinds of applications that public safety and law enforcement agencies can use to do their jobs better, Microsoft’s CEO said during its annual Worldwide Public Safety Symposium on Wednesday.

  Nancy Gohring | 28 Jan | Read more

• Microsoft cuts time Bing stores some user data to six months

  Microsoft announced plans to cut the length of time it stores IP addresses of Web searchers using its Bing search engine from 18 months to six in a bid to improve its privacy track record.

  Paul Meller | 20 Jan | Read more

• EU accepts Microsoft's commitments to offer browser choice

  Microsoft's promise to allow Windows users to choose which Internet browser they use has been accepted by the European Commission, ending its antitrust investigation of the company's position in the browser market.

  Peter Sayer | 17 Dec | Read more

• Microsoft fixes Office 2003 document lockout bug

  Microsoft has fixed a problem in Office 2003 that prevented the software from opening documents saved using its access control technology.

  Jeremy Kirk | 15 Dec | Read more

• Microsoft buys health-care software company

  Microsoft plans to buy health-care software maker Sentillion for an undisclosed sum in order to expand its own health-care offerings and capitalize on an upcoming opportunity for new sales.

  Nancy Gohring | 11 Dec | Read more

• VeriSign ensures security in the cloud

  VeriSign has been chosen to provide cloud-based security and authentication for the Windows Azure platform.

  Anuradha Shukla | 10 Dec | Read more

• Attacks appear imminent as IE exploit is improved

  Hackers working on the open-source Metasploit project have spiffed up a zero-day attack on Microsoft's Internet Explorer, making it more reliable -- and more likely to be used by criminals.

  Robert McMillan | 26 Nov | Read more

• Microsoft issues security advisory on IE vulnerability

  Microsoft Monday night issued a security advisory that provides customers with guidance and workarounds for dealing with a zero-day exploit aimed at Internet Explorer.

  John Fontana | 25 Nov | Read more

• Microsoft releases security guidelines for Agile

  Microsoft will release on Tuesday guidelines for developers building online applications and for those utilizing the Agile code-development process.

  Jeremy Kirk | 10 Nov | Read more

• Microsoft patch tally: 6 years, 745 vulnerabilities

  With its massive security update last month, Microsoft Corp. marked the end of the sixth year since it moved to a monthly patch schedule. An informal count of releases in Microsoft's bulletin archives shows that the company has released about 400 security bulletins since October 2003.

  Jaikumar Vijayan | 02 Nov | Read more

• Microsoft cleans up bugs after biggest patch release

  After releasing its largest-ever group of security patches two weeks ago, Microsoft has done a little cleaning up.

  Robert McMillan | 30 Oct | Read more

• MS changes tune, says attackers are exploiting new bug

  One of the 34 bugs Microsoft patched on Tuesday is more serious than it first appeared.

  Robert McMillan | 14 Oct | Read more