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Microsoft releases four critical bulletins
12.03.2013
In terms of volume, the March Patch Tuesday is about average, with seven bulletins -- four rated “critical” and three rated “important.” In technical terms though we are seeing some interesting vulnerabilities that definitely rate higher-than-average.
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Bogus alert from Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit carries malware
08.03.2013
Malware peddlers are impersonating Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit to convince users to download a malicious attachment and run it on their computers, warns Sophos.
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Microsoft to release seven bulletins next week
08.03.2013
It is the beginning of March and Microsoft just published the Advance Notice for this month's Patch Tuesday.
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Microsoft also victim of recent watering hole attack
25.02.2013
Microsoft has followed in the steps of Twitter, Facebook and Apple, and has confirmed on Friday that it has recently experienced a security intrusion.
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Windows 8 Inside Out
14.02.2013
Author: Tony Northrup Pages: 752 Publisher: Microsoft Press ISBN: 0735663815 Introduction When Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer launched Windows 8, he dubbed it a re-imagined operating system.
Spotlight

IT security jobs: What's in demand and how to meet it
Posted on 15 May 2013. | Let's say you want a career in information security, where do you start? What credentials do you need? What are employers looking for? Read on to find some answers.

Is Microsoft is reading your Skype communications?
Posted on 15 May 2013. | The question of whether Skype allows U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies to access the communications exchanged by its users has still not been adequately answered by Microsoft.

Internet Explorer best at blocking malware
Posted on 14 May 2013. | While Chrome’s malware download protection improved significantly, Internet Explorer 10 continues to outperform the other browsers with a block rate of 99.96%.

Researcher refuses to help Saudi telco to spy on people
Posted on 14 May 2013. | You would think that a Saudi Arabian telecom firm interested in monitoring its users' mobile communications would not be asking a well-known pro-privacy researcher for help, but you would be wrong.

Malicious browser extensions are hijacking Facebook accounts
Posted on 13 May 2013. | Facebook users - especially those in Brazil - are being targeted with malicious browser extensions trying to hijack Facebook profiles, warns Microsoft.
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