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Microsoft allows bypass of Vista activation
Microsoft always says it opposes "software pirates" who sell thousands of unauthorized copies of Windows. But the Redmond company has made things a lot easier for pirates by adding a line to the Registry that can be changed from 0 to 1 to postpone the need to "activate" Vista indefinitely.
Read the article HERE.
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Can a Rootkit Be Certified for Vista?
Forget what Microsoft says about Vista being the most secure version of Windows yet. More to the point, what do the hackers think of it? In a nutshell, they think it's an improvement, but at the end of the day, it's just like everything else they dissect—that is, breakable.
Read the article HERE.
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OneCare should not have been rolled out
Microsoft has said that its OneCare security suite has "a problem" with the underlying antivirus code, and admitted that security is just "a little part of Microsoft".
Read the article HERE.
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Vendor Has 'Conflict of Interest'
It's a "huge conflict of interest" for one company to provide both an operating platform and a security platform, Symantec Corp. CEO John Thompson said during a keynote speech at the Cebit trade show in Hanover, Germany. Although Thompson didn't mention Microsoft Corp. by name, that company's introduction of consumer and enterprise security products to complement its operating systems could hurt Symantec, which currently tops the security software industry by market share.
Read the article HERE.
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Microsoft paying businesses to use Live Search
As it falls further behind Google, Microsoft tries to boost usage of Windows Live Search by offering financial incentives for big companies to use its search engine. According to John Battelle's Search blog, Microsoft is trying out a new incentive program to try and promote Windows Live Search. The program is targeted at enterprise customers who have large numbers of desktop PCs that their employees use for Internet access.
Read the article HERE.
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Bill Gates: 2007 Microsoft MVP Global Summit
Keynote Remarks by Bill Gates, Chairman, Microsoft Corporation 2007 Microsoft MVP Global Summit
Read the rest HERE.
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The weakest link
Windows provides the best platform for security solutions. So I said. Now, let's imagine the perfectly secure enterprise. Everyone is using smart cards to log on to the systems - user passwords aren't used at all. AD, Kerberos and SSL where applicable. What can go wrong?
Read the article HERE.
Microsoft always says it opposes "software pirates" who sell thousands of unauthorized copies of Windows. But the Redmond company has made things a lot easier for pirates by adding a line to the Registry that can be changed from 0 to 1 to postpone the need to "activate" Vista indefinitely.
Read the article HERE.
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Can a Rootkit Be Certified for Vista?
Forget what Microsoft says about Vista being the most secure version of Windows yet. More to the point, what do the hackers think of it? In a nutshell, they think it's an improvement, but at the end of the day, it's just like everything else they dissect—that is, breakable.
Read the article HERE.
==============================================
OneCare should not have been rolled out
Microsoft has said that its OneCare security suite has "a problem" with the underlying antivirus code, and admitted that security is just "a little part of Microsoft".
Read the article HERE.
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Vendor Has 'Conflict of Interest'
It's a "huge conflict of interest" for one company to provide both an operating platform and a security platform, Symantec Corp. CEO John Thompson said during a keynote speech at the Cebit trade show in Hanover, Germany. Although Thompson didn't mention Microsoft Corp. by name, that company's introduction of consumer and enterprise security products to complement its operating systems could hurt Symantec, which currently tops the security software industry by market share.
Read the article HERE.
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Microsoft paying businesses to use Live Search
As it falls further behind Google, Microsoft tries to boost usage of Windows Live Search by offering financial incentives for big companies to use its search engine. According to John Battelle's Search blog, Microsoft is trying out a new incentive program to try and promote Windows Live Search. The program is targeted at enterprise customers who have large numbers of desktop PCs that their employees use for Internet access.
Read the article HERE.
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Bill Gates: 2007 Microsoft MVP Global Summit
Keynote Remarks by Bill Gates, Chairman, Microsoft Corporation 2007 Microsoft MVP Global Summit
Read the rest HERE.
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The weakest link
Windows provides the best platform for security solutions. So I said. Now, let's imagine the perfectly secure enterprise. Everyone is using smart cards to log on to the systems - user passwords aren't used at all. AD, Kerberos and SSL where applicable. What can go wrong?
Read the article HERE.
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