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Microsoft Strengthens Security in Visual Studio 2005

Security is perhaps the final frontier for developers as they build applications for the modern enterprise. But with its newest development platforms, Microsoft Corp....

Four Ways to Stay Ahead in 05

Will Linux supplant Unix and Windows? Will you replace your servers with blades? What about changing the corporate browser from Internet Explorer to Firefox?...

WINS Flaw Reheats Debate on Disclosure Timing

A vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.s Windows first identified in May—but only now receiving widespread attention—has reopened the contentious debate between security researchers and software...

Cyotas Anti-Fraud Command Center Reports Results

Cyota, which provides anti-fraud and security solutions for financial institutions, has revealed several key results of its anti-phishing service, FraudAction. Cyotas anti-phishing solution, developed...

Changing Patch Habits With Microsoft

In the year since Microsoft Corp. made its controversial decision to begin releasing patches on a monthly basis, the policy has had a profound...

2004 Was a Rough Year for Security

When I look back at all the major bad security news in 2004, I wonder how the worlds computing infrastructure still manages to get...

No XP SP2 Security Fixes for Win2K: Instead An SP2-Less Rollup

Microsofts decision to scrap plans for Windows 2000 Service Pack 5 has effectively killed all hopes that security enhancements built into Windows XP SP2...

Twists on Anti-terrorist Security Needed

With the threat of terrorism continuing to cast shadows over airports, seaports and border crossings, the United States will require better physical security technology...

The Hidden Risks of Demo Discs

In mid-November, members of Sonys PlayStation Underground received the Holiday Demo Disc and discovered that after executing one of the game demos on the...

Lycos Pulls Anti-Spam Vigilante Campaign

Just days after Lycos Europes launch of an anti-spam DDoS tool raised eyebrows in the security space, the company appears to have scrapped the...