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Article | 15/09/2011 Windows 8 will run from USB thumb drive

Windows 8 will include a new feature that lets IT administrators provide workers with a portable Windows environment on a USB thumb drive.

Article | 14/09/2011 Microsoft opens Windows 8 preview to all

Taking a different tack than it did three years ago, Microsoft has made a preview of Windows 8 available to anyone who takes the time to download it.

Article | 14/09/2011 SpyEye hacking kit adds Android infection to bag of tricks

The SpyEye hacking toolkit has added an Android component that collects the text messages some banks use as an extra security precaution, a researcher...

Article | 14/09/2011 Microsoft patches 15 bugs, nukes more SSL certificates

The company also dealt with more fallout from the June hack of DigiNotar by flipping the "kill switch" on SSL (secure socket layer) certificates issue...

Article | 14/09/2011 Microsoft leaves Windows 8 questions unanswered, say experts

Today's long-awaited look at Windows 8 has left analysts almost as perplexed as they were before Microsoft's top Windows executive walked onto a Calif...

Article | 13/09/2011 Certificate hacker probably paid by Iran, say victimized firms

The CEO of a certificate-issuing company that was hacked in March is even more certain now that a wave of attacks against similar firms is backed by t...

Article | 9/09/2011 Microsoft plans 15 patches for Windows, Office next week

Microsoft today said it will dispense five security updates next week to patch 15 vulnerabilities in Windows, Excel, SharePoint Server and Groove.

Article | 8/09/2011 Wikileaks: Online infiltrators often take credit for terrorist attacks

Analysts at an Israeli company that infiltrates online forums to identify terrorists often claim responsibility for attacks to bolster their credibili...

Article | 8/09/2011 Hackers flip characters to disguise malware

Hackers are using a new trick to cloak malicious files by disguising their Windows file extensions to make them appear safe to download, a Czech secur...

Article | 6/09/2011 Microsoft: Stolen SSL certs can't be used to install malware via Windows Update

Microsoft said Sunday that a digital certificate stolen from a Dutch company could not be used to force-feed customers malware through its Windows Upd...

Article | 7/09/2011 Microsoft flips 'kill switch' on all DigiNotar certificates

Microsoft today updated Windows to permanently block all digital certificates issued by a Dutch company that was hacked months ago.

Article | 3/09/2011 Google investors sue Page, Schmidt over $500M settlement with DOJ

Google's board of directors and several of its executives, including CEO Larry Page and chairman Eric Schmidt, were sued this week in a pair of lawsui...

Article | 3/09/2011 1-in-6 Macs run OS X Lion

One-in-six Macs now runs Apple's latest operating system, a Web metrics company said Thursday.

Article | 2/09/2011 Windows 8 desktop to be 'just another app,' says Microsoft exec

The Microsoft executive who heads the company's Windows division said Wednesday that the next edition of the operating system will let users treat the...

Article | 30/08/2011 New Windows worm spreads by attacking weak passwords

A new Windows worm is working its way through company networks by taking advantage of weak passwords, security researchers said over the weekend.