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Blog Post:
Weekend Reading: April 19th Edition–Microsoft’s City of the Future
Jeffrey Meisner
In this edition of Weekend Reading, we’ve got some great stories for you, including an in-depth and visually rich look at Microsoft’s 500-acre, 125-building campus and the small team of Microsoft facilities engineers that runs it. How a scrappy team of Microsoft engineers quietly built...
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19 Apr 2013
Blog Post:
Microsoft Account Gets More Secure
Jeffrey Meisner
Over the next couple days we will roll out a major upgrade to Microsoft account, including optional two-step verification to help keep your account more secure. Microsoft has increasingly focused on delivering connected devices and services that are currently used by more than 700 million people around...
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17 Apr 2013
Blog Post:
Latest Security Intelligence Report Shows 24 Percent of PCs are Unprotected
Jeffrey Meisner
The following is a post by Tim Rains, Director of Trustworthy Computing at Microsoft . Today, Microsoft released new research as part of its Security Intelligence Report, volume 14 , which takes a close look at the importance of running up-to-date antivirus software on your computer. The research...
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17 Apr 2013
Blog Post:
Making the Case for Security Optimism
Jeffrey Meisner
The following is a post from Scott Charney , Corporate Vice President of Trustworthy Computing at Microsoft. In today’s world it’s natural to focus on the ever-changing threat landscape, which at times can feel daunting and overwhelming for consumers, businesses and governments alike...
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26 Feb 2013
Blog Post:
Daily Update, Feb. 5th – Microsoft’s New 4Afrika Initiative, Ways to Stay Safer Online and How to Bing Your Way to the Ultimate GRAMMYs experience
Jeffrey Meisner
Here’s your daily roundup of news from around the company: First, this morning Microsoft introduced the Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative , a new effort through which the company will actively engage in Africa’s economic development to improve its global competitiveness. By 2016, the 4Afrika...
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5 Feb 2013
Blog Post:
Daily Update, Sept. 26th – A Microsoft Research Economist Exudes a Passion for Politics
Jeffrey Meisner
We have two stories for you in today’s edition of the Daily Update: · Microsoft Research puts the spotlight on David Rothschild , an economist at Microsoft Research New York City . Trained during an academic career that culminated with a Ph.D. in applied economics from the Wharton School...
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26 Sep 2012
Blog Post:
Microsoft Names Defendants in Zeus Botnets Case; Provides New Evidence to FBI
Jeffrey Meisner
A little over three months ago, I wrote here about how Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit , along with its financial industry partners and Kyrus Tech, took action to disrupt the dangerous Zeus botnets, known for fueling half a billion dollars in online fraud and identity theft. We are pleased to announce...
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2 Jul 2012
Blog Post:
Microsoft and Financial Services Industry Leaders Target Cybercriminal Operations from Zeus Botnets
Jeffrey Meisner
In our most complex effort to disrupt botnets to date, Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit – in collaboration with Financial Services – Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) and NACHA – The Electronic Payments Association, as well as Kyrus Tech Inc. – has executed...
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25 Mar 2012
Blog Post:
Trustworthy Computing Next: Building Trust in a Connected World
Jeffrey Meisner
From the beginning, Trustworthy Computing’s mission was billed as a long-term journey. As Microsoft marked the 10-year milestone of TwC last month, we also looked forward and recognized that evolving IT models and societal changes have made the relentless pursuit of TwC more important than ever...
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28 Feb 2012
Blog Post:
Microsoft & Data Privacy Day: Put Your Best Digital Foot Forward
Jeffrey Meisner
Jan. 28 is Data Privacy Day . Microsoft observes it by providing guidance to help consumers more safely manage their information online. While 2012 is still new, we recommend that people make a resolution to actively monitor and safeguard their online reputation. As technology becomes more integrated...
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24 Jan 2012
Blog Post:
The Midweek Download: Oct. 12th Edition–Reducing Runtime Memory in Windows 8, Porting iPhone & Android Apps to Windows Phone and Craig Mundie on a New Era in Computing
Jeffrey Meisner
In this edition of The Midweek Download, we’ve got stories on Windows 8, Windows Phone, Internet Explorer 10 and a video featuring Microsoft Chief Research & Strategy Officer Craig Mundie. Reducing runtime memory in Windows 8. The runtime memory usage of Windows 8 is an important factor...
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12 Oct 2011
Blog Post:
The Midweek Download: Aug. 10th Edition–Microsoft Extends Support for Veterans, plus the BlueHat Prize, Windows Phone and Windows Azure
Jeffrey Meisner
This edition of the Midweek Download has news bits on the BlueHat Prize, Windows Phone and a cool story from Geekwire on Microsoft 3-D modeling of the human face. Microsoft extends support for U.S. veterans entering the work force. Microsoft announced Aug. 5th that it will expand its Elevate America...
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10 Aug 2011
Blog Post:
Microsoft Releases New Threat Data on Rustock
Jeffrey Meisner
Since successfully taking down the Rustock botnet on March 16 th , Microsoft has continued to analyze the threat, investigate leads on the operations and owners of the botnet and work with Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) worldwide to help the legitimate...
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5 Jul 2011
Blog Post:
Cloud Computing Offers Local Businesses Opportunities for Growth
Microsoft blog editor
As a native of metro Detroit, I see firsthand how our local businesses have been impacted by the economic challenges we have endured over the past few years. This includes a major shift in how one of our once most dominant industries – automotive manufacturing – has needed to re-invent itself...
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14 Jan 2011
Blog Post:
In Pursuit of Cyber Crime
Microsoft blog editor
Today, at the RSA Conference Europe 2010 in London, I shared evidence from the latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIRv9) that provides intelligence on the extent to which botnets have become a pivotal method for committing crime online. Botnets are the launch pad for much of today’s...
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13 Oct 2010
Blog Post:
Microsoft’s SIR v8 Offers Insight and Guidance on Cyber Defense
Microsoft blog editor
The Internet holds great opportunity, but as cybercrime evolves it can be difficult to know how to stay protected. For example, the newest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report version eight (SIRv8) released today reveals that cybercrime continues to mature and adopt more traditional business techniques...
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26 Apr 2010
Blog Post:
Advancing End to End Trust, An Update from RSA 2010
Microsoft blog editor
The Internet has created incredible opportunities for our society such as e-commerce, new social interactions, and more efficient government. But it has also attracted the attention of criminals due to the Internet’s global connectivity, anonymity, lack of traceability and rich targets of valuable information...
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2 Mar 2010
Blog Post:
Internet Freedom
Microsoft blog editor
Posted by Dominic Carr Director, Microsoft News Center. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave an important and interesting speech this morning on the subject of Internet freedom and privacy. This is a vital discussion and one we think about a great deal at Microsoft. We strongly support Secretary...
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21 Jan 2010
Blog Post:
The Recent Cyber Attacks
Microsoft blog editor
Posted by Mike Reavey Director, Microsoft Security Response Unfortunately cyber crime and cyber attacks are daily occurrences in the online world. We condemn these attacks and the recent attacks against Google and other companies. Based on our investigations into these attacks, as well as the investigations...
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14 Jan 2010
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