As a security guy, I can safely say that there is no magic bullet to mitigate any security problems completely, and cross-site scripting(XSS) bugs are not exceptions. Since ASP.NET 1.1, ValidateRequest can be configured in web.config to check and reject...

It is interesting to me that Office 2007 Metro formats can be broken down as a ZIP file. To see this in action, you can pick an Office 2007 Metro file, such as XLSX and DOCX, and rename its extension with ZIP. Then open the renamed file with WINZIP. You...

MOICE may sound like mocha on ice, but it is really a strong dark espresso shot offered by Office TWC team to jolt up security. Microsoft Office Isolated Conversion Environment (MOICE) is a new security tool that helps protect Office users from malicious...

If you chuckle at this comic strip, congratulations! You are a security geek. If you don't chuckle, it is never too late to become one. Read my blog more, and you will become one. Thanks TechJunkie for forwarding.

"Given enough eyeballs all bugs are shallow." I do agree if more right-minded folks look at a piece of code, it would help identify both security and non-security bugs. This premise is built on the assumption that all reviewers have the best intentions...

Phishing attack can be caused by users inadvertently clicking on malicious links in emails or web pages, which then forward requests to malicious websites. A common phishing technique is to fake emails sent by well-known banks or merchants,, which contain...

I have just published a Technet article. This is geared for administrators and developers as an introduction to web service security. It contains lots of references that allow you to deepend your knowledge of web service security. Please visit http:/...

Microsoft will open up source code of .Net Framework to the public. It allows outsiders to review what is under the hood, and enables easier debugging of development projects around .Net Framework. .Net Framework code has been reviewed heavily, and developers...