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Download the newest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report
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over 3 years ago
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Eve Blakemore
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The Security Intelligence Report (SIR) is a comprehensive study of malicious software that Microsoft releases twice a year. The latest report is Volume 8 (SIR v8) and covers analysis from September 2009–March 2010. SIR v8 shows that the nature of...
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Get Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2)
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over 3 years ago
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Eve Blakemore
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Support for Windows Vista without any service packs ends today, April 13, 2010. If your computer is running Windows Vista without Service Pack 2, you won't get security updates for Windows. This means that your computer will be at risk for viruses...
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Download security updates for April
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over 3 years ago
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Eve Blakemore
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Microsoft releases security updates on the second Tuesday of every month. Today Microsoft released 8 new security updates for Microsoft Windows and 2 new security updates for Microsoft Office and 1 new update for Microsoft Exchange Server. Get the...
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U.S. government hosts cybersecurity awareness challenge
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over 3 years ago
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Eve Blakemore
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If you read this blog, you probably have at least a passing interest in learning about online safety or teaching others about it. Whether you’re an IT professional, a teacher, a parent, or just someone who happens to know a lot about cybersecurity, the...
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Watch our new rogue security software videos
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over 3 years ago
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Eve Blakemore
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If you’ve ever seen suspicious pop-up ads with urgent warnings to download security software, you’re not alone. According to the most recent Microsoft Security Intelligence Report , fake security software (also known as rogue security software ) is the...
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Follow our security response team on Twitter
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over 3 years ago
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Eve Blakemore
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If you want to keep up with the very latest information about Microsoft’s response to emerging security issues, you can now follow the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) on Twitter. The address is http://twitter.com/msftsecresponse . If you...
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What is screen scraping?
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over 3 years ago
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Eve Blakemore
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Screen scraping is the act of taking all the information that a person has posted on their Web site or social networking page and then using the information to break into the user’s account or to commit some other fraud involving identity theft . Social...
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Fake software alert: Security essentials 2010
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over 3 years ago
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Eve Blakemore
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Security essentials 2010 is the latest fake security software to use the Microsoft name to spread malware instead of to help protect against it. Security essentials 2010 is a form of rogue security software that cybercriminals use to trick people into...
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Steer clear of the MSN Auto Protection scam
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over 3 years ago
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Eve Blakemore
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Most Internet users have probably seen e-mail scams that include promises of large amounts of money in return for a small initial payment. This is called advanced fee fraud , and every year, victims lose money to this scam and often inadvertently turn...
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Download out-of-band security update for all versions of Internet Explorer
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over 3 years ago
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Eve Blakemore
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Today Microsoft released an out-of-band security update for all versions of Internet Explorer . Most security updates are released on the second Tuesday of the month. Out-of-band security updates are released before or after a regular monthly update...
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Beware of the UPS package scam
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over 3 years ago
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Eve Blakemore
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Here’s the latest scam to float to the top of my e-mail inbox: Dear customer! Unfortunately we failed to deliver postal package you have sent on the 7th of December in time because the recipient’s address is erroneous. Please print out the invoice...
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Ballmer on cloud computing
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over 3 years ago
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Eve Blakemore
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer recently outlined the company’s cloud computing strategy in a speech at the University of Washington in Seattle. The CEO described how from Windows Azure to Windows Live , Microsoft is embracing cloud technology. In fact...
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Download updates for Windows and Microsoft Office
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over 3 years ago
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Eve Blakemore
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Microsoft releases security updates on the second Tuesday of every month. Today Microsoft released 1 new security update for Microsoft Windows and 1 new security update for Microsoft Office. Get the updates To download the update, visit the Microsoft...
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Don’t fall for phony phone tech support
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over 3 years ago
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Eve Blakemore
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Here's another form of Internet fraud that combines a variety of other common scams- social engineering , fake security software , and phishing . Cybercriminals have started calling people on the telephone, claiming to be from Microsoft, and offering...
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Avoid online tax fraud
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over 3 years ago
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Eve Blakemore
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If you file your taxes over the Internet, it's important to remember some common sense rules about how to protect your privacy and help prevent identity theft. The information in your return contains everything that an unscrupulous third party needs to...
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Microsoft releases preview of U-Prove privacy technology
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over 3 years ago
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Eve Blakemore
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Microsoft announced a preview of new technology called U-Prove , designed to protect privacy on the Internet. U-Prove tokens make it possible for people to disclose minimal amounts of identifying information when they access applications and services...
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Study delves deep into school cybersecurity curriculums
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over 3 years ago
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Eve Blakemore
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Last month the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) released a study about how cybersecurity and cybersafety are taught in United States schools. Researchers interviewed more than 1,000 teachers, 400 school administrators, and 200 technology coordinators...
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Old OS? End of support might come soon
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over 3 years ago
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Eve Blakemore
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Microsoft just announced that support is ending for some older versions of the Windows operating system (OS). Support for Windows Vista without any service packs will end on April 13, 2010. Support for Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) will...
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Microsoft leads fight against botnets
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over 3 years ago
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Eve Blakemore
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Yesterday Microsoft announced a successful, collaborative effort to deactivate a major botnet, called win32/Waledac. Botnets are networks of compromised personal and business computers controlled remotely and secretly by one or more cybercriminals...
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Do you know your Internet Safety 101?
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over 3 years ago
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Eve Blakemore
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Microsoft recently joined forces with the organization Enough is Enough to publicize a new safety education program , Internet Safety 101 . Internet Safety 101 is a DVD for parents, educators, and other caregivers to use to help protect kids online...
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2010 Census fraud: What you need to know
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over 3 years ago
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Eve Blakemore
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A new decade is upon us, which means the presence of all kinds of “Best of the Decade” lists and a new United States Census . Much has changed in ten years, including the rise of identity theft , especially on the Internet. The Better Business Bureau...
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Get new updates for Windows and Microsoft Office
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over 3 years ago
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Eve Blakemore
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Microsoft releases security updates on the second Tuesday of every month. Today Microsoft released 13 new security updates for Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office. Get the updates To download the update, visit the Microsoft Update Web site ....
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Microsoft argues for cloud computing security
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over 3 years ago
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Eve Blakemore
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These days we store more and more information not on our computers but on the Internet, or in the cloud . Cloud computing can be used in all kinds of ways, such as for Web-based e-mail or large, corporate content management systems. Recently, Microsoft...
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Be careful with Valentine's Day e-greetings
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over 3 years ago
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Eve Blakemore
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Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and these days it’s very common to send Valentine wishes electronically . Electronic greetings can save time, paper, and postage and can contain go beyond the standard heart-shaped doily with music and animation...
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What is the Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle?
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over 3 years ago
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Eve Blakemore
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The Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) establishes security and privacy throughout the Microsoft development process. SDL has proven to be effective in making flagship Microsoft products more resilient to security and privacy threats and to better protect...
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