Microsoft spends Â£1bn to keep out the hackers
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The growing threat of hackers and viruses has prompted Microsoft to roll out a billion- dollar upgrade of its Windows computer operating system to strengthen security.
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SEATTLE -- Microsoft Corp. is once again on the defensive against hackers after the launch of a new program that gives average PC users tools to unlock copy-protected digital music and movies.
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Microsoft said it is working with law enforcement to crack down on phishing, filing 129 suits across the Europe and the Middle East. Already, at least five have settled.
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New PCs will ship with a chip designed to thwart hackers--a hardware approach that's said to be safer than software.
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It only takes 20 minutes on the Internet for an unprotected computer running Microsoft Windows to be taken over by a hacker. Any personal or financial information stored
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A toolkit designed to exploit a recently-disclosed Microsoft JPEG vulnerability has been released onto the net. The toolkit (screen shot from AV firm F-Secure here) makes it trivially easy for maliciously-minded
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Scammers and hackers are targeting the human factor in system setups. Part of a series on hot security topics.
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As other attacks surface Doubts have arisen about the effectiveness of a Windows key generator package that allegedly offered a means to circumvent Microsoft's anti-privacy protection.â¦
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Microsoft apparently yanks promos that peddled 'security fix' through misleading threats.
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Virus writers and hackers may be able to sidestep Microsoft's big fix.
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Microsoft Corp. is scrambling to update its Windows Media software after a hacker released a program that circumvents a safeguard designed to prevent people from freely copying digital movies and songs.
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Hackers take advantage of a flaw in various Microsoft programs that leaves PCs vulnerable to remote attacks. Security experts expect the threat to grow.
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A hole in Microsoft's Access database permits hackers to install software on vulnerable systems, the US-CERT team warns.
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New service helps companies thwart online scams.
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Microsoft may be the biggest target out there for hackers. Here's what the company does to protect itself from the continuous onslaught of probes and intrusion attempts.
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Nearly two years after Microsoft issued a patch, enough systems remain vulnerable that criminals still including this exploit (and others) in their bag of tricks.
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A page on Microsoft's U.K. Web site was defaced by a hacker who used a SQL injection attack to exploit a programming error and gain access to a database that supports the site.