If you aren't impressed by the OS update's flash new features, consider getting Vista for its tougher defences, Windows chief Jim Allchin says.
From features and requirements to versions and release dates, here is everything you need to know about the upcoming update to the dominant operating system.
This guide on threat management is aimed at showing companies how to heighten their security awareness and strengthen their perimeter.
Spyware is gaining more mindshare amongst IT departments and security vendors alike. We round up eight tools that take on the undercover software.
Is Windows Firewall up to the task of securing your network? We delve into the details of this host-based stateful firewall and weigh its pros and cons.
In moving beyond Web search to the desktop, the company faces a slew of challenges: controversy over privacy, technical hurdles and the rivalry of Microsoft among them.
Windows 7 will be one of Microsoft's greatest operating systems, if it fulfils the promise shown by the unofficial beta version we have been testing for the past couple of days.
Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.
Vendors Symantec and McAfee have looked into the future and don't want to become the next Netscapes.
Traditional security models are dependent on "border patrol" via firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention system and other perimeter protection methods. In new, borderless networks, the focus shifts to protection of the data itself. Here are 10 technologies you should be looking at to help secure your borderless network.
Product marks company's entry into market for desktop security products for businesses, but not much is known about it yet.
This guide is aimed at helping small and medium businesses stay safe.
In the just-released Beta 2 version of Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft mirrors the look and feel of other browsers while adding a few unique features.
There are some strings attached to running Microsoft's OS on a Mac -- including Windows security risks, Apple says.
Counterpane CTO Bruce Schneier says Microsoft is stalling the adoption of a best practices document on software security.
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