Paying independent security researchers a bounty for responsibly disclosing vulnerabilities is not the best way to protect users, according to Microsoft.
The risk of an attack related to a flaw in Microsoft Outlook Express climbed this week, after underground hacking sites began circulating sample code for exploiting it.
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The reputation of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser has been mauled by security experts.
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Oracle's Mary Ann Davidson lists the myths around the role of software flaw busters.
An e-mail pretending to be a Windows XP security update harbours a malicious Trojan horse that could let hackers build an "army of zombie computers."
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