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Vulnerability found in Vista kernel

November 25, 2008 — 5:53am ET | By Paul Mah
Austrian researcher Thomas Unterleitner has discovered a glitch in Windows Vista--a buffer overflow flaw within Vista's networking I/O subsystem. This kernel vulnerability could result in an... Read more...

Microsoft debuts draft PatchGuard workarounds

December 19, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Claiming that it's fulfilling its promise to help third-party security vendors integrate their tools with Vista's PatchGuard system, Microsoft has... Read more...

Windows exec makes a unique Vista security claim

November 12, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Whether it's just a marketing ploy or not, the fact that Windows co-President Jim Allchin lets his son work on a PC free of any anti-virus software is a statement that you can't ignore. As Allchin... Read more...

Security vendors irate with Microsoft

October 22, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Just when you thought that Microsoft was going to play nice in the security tool sandbox, the vendor has thrown down its shovel and pail and walked away from former pals Symantec and McAfee. The... Read more...

Microsoft extends security olive branch

October 18, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Microsoft plans to brief security vendors in an online meeting today about the upcoming security features, issues and integration concerns that security product makers have Read more...

Microsoft relents to security vendors' demands

October 15, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Going public with their concerns about security product integration in Vista has paid off for security vendors McAfee and Symantec. It seems Microsoft will make two big changes to its upcoming... Read more...

Symantec fighting suspect Vista security features

September 21, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Symantec is still fighting Microsoft's attempts to block third-party security software in the upcoming Vista system. Its latest report says that the improved Windows Security Center as well as... Read more...

Re-patch fixes NTFS vulnerability

September 18, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

It's becoming almost comical, but Microsoft has issued yet another re-patch for a patch released in its August Read more...

It's a show of vulnerabilities at Black Hat conference

July 31, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

There's no way that network access control vendors nor Microsoft was happy with the agenda at the recent Black Hat conference in Las Vegas. Security researchers were readying presentations on the... Read more...

Linux grabbing more server network traction

February 28, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

The Linux operating system is steadily gaining ground for many more reasons than a potential lower cost. As pundits and experts note, the OS is just as easy to use as Windows, can provide... Read more...