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    Windows Vista will be better equipped to protect itself from malicious rootkits than its predecessor, Windows XP, but because so many 'legitimate' applications use rootkit techniques, Microsoft has decided to implement two crucial anti-rootkit technologies only in 64-bit versions of its new operating system.

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    Microsoft will improve its security user interface to help clamp down on Trojan-based cyber-attacks, the company's product security manager says.

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    An annual survey coordinated by the Australian Computer Emergency Response Team has revealed that electronic attacks on businesses have decreased, but is it all good news?

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    This guide is aimed at helping small and medium businesses stay safe.

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    Without diversity in security software for Windows, computers running the Microsoft operating system will be sitting ducks, Symantec CEO John Thompson warns.

  • FAQ: Windows on a Mac

    There are some strings attached to running Microsoft's OS on a Mac -- including Windows security risks, Apple says.

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    The Security Center in the Windows Vista October Community Technical Preview (CTP) is sporting a status bar titled Spyware Protection. Here's a closer look at the Spyware Protection status bar and explore the implications of it presence.

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