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    Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.

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    In final instalment of 'Securing Microsoft', Ina Fried looks at the next generation of security threats. With Microsoft now outspending everyone with their massive security budget, will it be enough to stop ever more sophisticated security threats?

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