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Microsoft out-of-band security bulletin release for IE
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over 4 years ago
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Microsoft Swiss Security Team
Microsoft has released an out-of-band security bulletin on March 30, 2010. The bulletin is being released to address new attacks against customers of Internet Explorer. Users of Internet Explorer 8 and Windows 7 are not vulnerable to these current attacks...
Think You’re Immune from Online Fraud? Maybe Not!
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over 4 years ago
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Microsoft Swiss Security Team
Bill Mullins’ Weblog: Guest writer Dave Brooks, a vastly experienced computer tech from New Hampshire, who is an expert at online safety, shares this chilling story on why even exercising proper security measures won’t guarantee your online financial...
XBox Project Natal at E3
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over 4 years ago
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Microsoft Swiss Security Team
Not really security relevant, but cool anyway... some more info on project Natal: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-20001174-52.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 What is project Natal? ;-) http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/projectnatal...
What your users don't know about vulnerabilities can hurt you
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over 4 years ago
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Microsoft Swiss Security Team
DarkReading: If your security strategy relies on end users to perform updates or avoid risky behavior, then it's time to ask yourself a question: How much do end users really know about security vulnerabilities? "Non-IT folks are often only aware of...
Seattle Tops List of Riskiest Cyber Crime Cities!
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over 4 years ago
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Microsoft Swiss Security Team
MSNBC:Seattle is the riskiest online city, according to a new survey. Symantec says Seattle tops the list because people are more likely to access the Web each day and use the Internet for shopping and banking, and because of the proliferation of wireless...
The Biggest Cloud on the Planet is Owned by ... the Crooks!
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over 4 years ago
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Microsoft Swiss Security Team
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Network World: Who's got the biggest cloud in the tech universe? Google? Pretty big, but no. Amazon? Lots and lots of servers, but not even close. Microsoft? They're just getting started. Household names all, but their capacity pales to that of the...
Protecting Against Terrorism [PDF]
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over 4 years ago
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Microsoft Swiss Security Team
Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure: This publication offers security advice and good practice for any organisation looking to protect against the risk of a terrorist act or limit the damage such an incident could cause. It sets out how...
Microsoft cloud-computing service offers federal agencies
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over 4 years ago
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Microsoft Swiss Security Team
New Microsoft cloud-computing service offers federal agencies a high level of security, including biometric access control and fingerprinting for background checks. http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10459301-245.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547...
Newest Security Reports Show Changing Threats
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over 4 years ago
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Microsoft Swiss Security Team
Scott Hogg, Core Networking and Security: "I find it useful to seek out new perspectives on the ever-changing security realm. By reviewing these [security] reports, we can gain a greater understanding of the emerging Internet threats our organizations...
High-Tech Copy Machines a Gold Mine for Data Thieves
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over 4 years ago
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Microsoft Swiss Security Team
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Victor Beitner, a security expert who reconfigures photocopy machines destined for resale in Toronto, says businesses are completely unaware of the potential information security breach when the office photocopier is replaced. They think the copier...
Elevation of Privilege (EoP) Card Game
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over 4 years ago
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Microsoft Swiss Security Team
Elevation of Privilege is the easy way to get started threat modeling. Threat modeling is a core component of the design phase in the Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle (SDL). The Elevation of Privilege (EoP) card game helps clarify the details...
MS: What We Know (and Learned) from the Waledac Takedown
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over 4 years ago
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Microsoft Swiss Security Team
Very interesting article from the MSRC: Recently, following an investigation to which various members of the MMPC contributed, Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit initiated a takedown of the Waledac botnet in an action known as Operation b49, an ongoing operation...
Guidelines for the Secure Deployment of IPv6 (Draft)
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over 4 years ago
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Microsoft Swiss Security Team
[NIST] With the dwindling number of IPv4 addresses, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) mandated that U.S. federal agencies begin using the IPv6 protocol. This document provides guidelines for organizations to securely deploy IPv6. http://csrc...
Microsoft Security Awareness Toolkit
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over 4 years ago
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Microsoft Swiss Security Team
Information security awareness and training is critical to any organization’s information security strategy and operations. People are in many cases the last line of defense against threats such as malicious code, disgruntled employees, and malicious...
Microsoft's new Identity Management Software: Forefront Identity Manager 2010
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over 4 years ago
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Microsoft Swiss Security Team
[Computerworld] Microsoft announced at the RSA Conference on Tuesday that it has begun shipping Forefront Identity Manager 2010, server software for provisioning and de-provisioning user access and privileges for network and database resources. http:...