Security News How to Shoot Yourself in the Foot with Security, Part 2: To ACL or Not To ACL http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4189889 Are you having trouble unravelling the mystery of ACLs? Read about what not to do and learn about some common problems people face when dealing with ACLs. by Jesper...

Security News Frequently Asked Questions About Passwords -- by Jesper M. Johansson http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4089222 Read about how passwords are stored in Windows and how passwords can be attacked. You'll also learn steps you can take to prevent your passwords from being cracked. ...

Security News How to Shoot Yourself in the Foot with Security, Part 1 -- by Jesper M. Johansson http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=3992455 This article can help you better understand some of the things we do to provide security, and how they may cause serious problems unless we are really careful...

Security News Windows Vista Security and Data Protection Improvements New features make Windows Vista even more secure than earlier Windows client operating systems This paper describes the most significant security improvements in the next version of Windows, the benefits they provide, and...

Security News Trustworthy Administrators -- by Steve Riley http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=3563067 Do you trust your administrators? That seemingly innocent question creates a serious dilemma in the minds of a lot of people. While we all know what we'd like the answer to be, the disappointing...

Security News WSUS Released Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) delivers core update management infrastructure in Windows with added support for updating Microsoft products, advanced network optimization, flexible update management capabilities, and essential status reports—all of which...

Security Security in Operation: Part Three -- by Jeffrey R. Jones http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=2996807 Read part three of this four-part series on security in operation by Jeffrey R. Jones, Senior Director, Microsoft Security Business and Technology Unit. The series examines customer concerns...

Security How Secure Is Your Computer? http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=2771660 Find out now. Get the beta of the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyser 2.0. Harmless Hackers? http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=2771661 The biggest threat to your computer security might come as a surprise. Matthew Stibbe http...

Security In the last 6 months, nearly 5,000 laptops were left in London taxis. A cabbie told Matthew Stibbe what else people forget, and we show you how to keep working even if your laptop goes missing. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=2280934 VIDEO: HOW PHISHING SCAMS TRY TO STEAL YOUR IDENTITY Learn...

Here is the March 2005 article: Security Automatic Update and Windows Update's temporary blocking mechanism http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=2225174 We would like to alert you to the impending April 12, 2005 deadline for the Automatic Update and Windows Update's temporary blocking mechanism. This dateline...

February 2005 Article Security: Windows AntiSpyware (Beta) is a security technology that helps protect Windows users from spyware and other potentially unwanted software. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=321cd7a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&DisplayLang=en Support for Internet...

Continuing the theme here is the January 2005 article: Security Spyware, online fraud, and child safety online are among the key security topics concerning PC users today. On Tuesday, December 14, we launched the revised security at Home Website ( http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security ) to give customers...

As a team we started to collect information together month by month that was released to the public. The sort of information collected falls in the category of whitepapers, updated tools or important product releases and service packs. We have been doing this for a few months now and have decided to...