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September 2008 - Posts

What was the name of your first pet?
You wouldn't post your credit card number on your blog. You wouldn't post your bank account number on your Facebook page. You wouldn't respond to a stranger's e-mail request with your current address. But, have you considered how you protect that information? Read More...
Microsoft calls for an Information Card approach to help end identity theft
The way that online identities are managed today cannot withstand the increasing assaults from expert criminals. With financial losses from offline and online identity theft totaling $45 billion in the United States alone in 2007, and with e-commerce Read More...
Security updates for September 2008
Today Microsoft released 4 new security bulletins. • MS08-052 addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Windows, .Net Framework, Visual Studio, Visual FoxPro, Microsoft Works, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Forefront, and Microsoft Read More...
Microsoft helps build safer online playgrounds
Your local rotary club did a great job of cleaning up that old playground down the street. But who's taking care of the other places where kids play these days—the online places? We like the idea that there are separate spaces for adults and kids online, Read More...
We asked how to create a more trusted Internet; you answered
Earlier this year, we told you about the new Microsoft End to End Trust initiative and invited your comments and feedback. Since the launch of the initiative at the RSA U.S. Conference in April 2008, Microsoft has also talked with industry partners, customers, Read More...
Be careful with social networking sites, especially at work
Some employees have replaced the daily computer solitaire break with a daily check of Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, MySpace, Windows Live Spaces, or other favorite social networking site, many workplaces report. Online social networking might be a more Read More...
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