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The human challenge to defeating botnets for good

Frustrated with the current state of Internet security? Well, Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) has a proposal to cure the world of botnet infestations and other security shenanigans perpetuated by

Microsoft proposes public health approach to curb botnets

Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) has spelled out a plan modeled to block botnet-infected computers from the Internet. Coined as "collective defense," the proposal is modeled after public health measures and

Microsoft: A tax to fight cybercrime

Taxes are always a dirty word, but Microsoft's security chief is suggesting that a tax may be what is needed to raise the money to fight cybercrime. Scott Charney, microsoft corporate VP for

Microsoft: Internet still not safe enough

The news still isn't good regarding safety and the Internet, according to Scott Charney, executive vice president in Microsoft's Trustworthy Computer Group. Microsoft's operating systems are still