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Microsoft Threat Analysis & Modeling v2.0 - RTM
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over 8 years ago
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Microsoft Swiss Security Team
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I wrote already about this tool - it RTMed now and is ready for download. You can find it here . At the moment we are discussing about flying those guys in and running some workshops about the way we do threat modelling and this tool. Woudl there be...
Microsoft Private Folder 1.0
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over 8 years ago
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Microsoft Swiss Security Team
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Microsoft has released a new tool to protect private information on the desktop. With Private Folders the user gets a password protected folder on Windows XP. Download . http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/offers/Details.aspx?displaylang=en&countrycode...
Why Phishing Works...
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over 8 years ago
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Microsoft Swiss Security Team
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If you haven't read "Why Phishing Works" (850 kb PDF) - written by Rachna Dhamija, J. D. Tygar, and Marti Hearst - stop what you're doing now and go get it... http://people.deas.harvard.edu/~rachna/papers/why_phishing_works.pdf Very frustrating...
Microsoft Live Labs Photosynth - A photo collection as an entry point into the world
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over 8 years ago
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Microsoft Swiss Security Team
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Found something very cool on our research pages... Microsoft Photosynth! What's the security part? Absolutely no idea (so far), but as a passionate photographer, I found the idea amazing and the realization cool! Well, perhaps the idea of "collecting...
Google Source Code Bug Finder
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over 8 years ago
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Microsoft Swiss Security Team
This is a pretty interesting web-site: It contains Google quiries looking for vulnerabilities in publicly available source code. The list however is still rather short but I could think that this will be growing: http://www.cipher.org.uk/index.php...
Understanding EFS
Posted
over 8 years ago
by
Microsoft Swiss Security Team
EFS has been around for quite some time within a Windows environment, but it has grown up a bit in Windows XP and Server 2003. EFS, Encrypting File System, is an excellent way to help protect data that is stored on a server or desktop. http://www.windowsecurity...
From a "normal" hack to a governmental affair
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over 8 years ago
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Microsoft Swiss Security Team
It is unbelieveable but this story is not about how to secure a system but about what happens if you don't - and the hackers simply modify your system... http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,71363-0.html Roger
Windows FLP released - The better alternative to Win9x or WinMe...
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over 8 years ago
by
Microsoft Swiss Security Team
Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs is based on Microsoft Windows XP Embedded Service Pack 2 (SP2), enabling you to upgrade to the security and stability of the Microsoft Windows XP platform. This eases the transition to Windows Vista Enterprise when...