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Microsoft will release a software update to Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer designed to protect Web surfers from being lured to Web sites that might contain malicious code, the software giant said Wednesday.
A federal judge on Saturday in the US granted the Massachusetts transit authority's request for an injunction preventing three MIT students from giving a presentation about hacking smartcards used in the Boston subway system.
An online auction of a "brand new vulnerability" in Microsoft Excel had reached about US$60 when eBay pulled the item late on Thursday.
In three years phishing has transformed from an unknown threat into a multi-million dollar industry; in the next stage of its evolution, phishers will avoid using spam and instead hijack small parts of 'trusted' Web sites in order to bypass anti-phishing tools.
Organisations face a host of security concerns driven by the power of technology and the vulnerabilities inherent in its use. IT pros have to be vigilant about all these issues, from system penetration threats to hardware portability to employee turnover.
Increasingly, attackers are using better tools to find vulnerabilities quickly, exploit flaws and hide their attacks.
If providers don't pitch in against the threat, customers might defect -- and the health of the Net itself could suffer.
Eight months after Microsoft launched a new strategy for better securing its software, network expert Del Smith examines the organisation's progress toward providing a "Trustworthy Computing" environment.
Microsoft will focus on adding new security technologies to its products, educating its customers and improving its process of releasing patches, CEO Steve Ballmer pledged on Thursday.
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