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  • By Bogdan Popa
  • November 6th, 2013
Windows Zero-Day Flaw Used in Attacks Aimed at Pakistani Military, Intelligence Service

Windows Zero-Day Flaw Used in Attacks Aimed at Pakistani Military, Intelligence Service

Microsoft says that it’s already working on a full patch for the flaw

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  • By Bogdan Popa
  • October 31st, 2013
Microsoft Plans to Stop Updating Anti-Virus Software on Windows XP

Microsoft Plans to Stop Updating Anti-Virus Software on Windows XP

Security Essentials won’t get any other updates after April 8, 2014

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  • By Bogdan Popa
  • October 30th, 2013
Microsoft Working on Major Security Improvements for User Accounts

Microsoft Working on Major Security Improvements for User Accounts

Report claims that Redmond is getting ready to debut a new set of security updates

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  • By Bogdan Popa
  • October 29th, 2013
Microsoft Predicts a Dark Future for Windows XP Users

Microsoft Predicts a Dark Future for Windows XP Users

The latest security threat report shows that Windows XP is becoming an insecure OS

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  • By Bogdan Popa
  • October 12th, 2013
Windows 8.1 Bug Hunter Loses Most of His $100,000 (€73,700) Reward

Windows 8.1 Bug Hunter Loses Most of His $100,000 (€73,700) Reward

His company and the taxman will take a big part of the money

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  • By Bogdan Popa
  • October 11th, 2013
Microsoft Working on Technology to Replace Cookies, Track Windows Users

Microsoft Working on Technology to Replace Cookies, Track Windows Users

The company is giving up on cookies for its own tracking technologies

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  • By Bogdan Popa
  • September 14th, 2013
Microsoft Wants More than 16 Characters in Your Password

Microsoft Wants More than 16 Characters in Your Password

The company is working to increase the supported password length

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  • By Bogdan Popa
  • September 11th, 2013
Google Security Engineers Help Microsoft Patch Windows Flaws

Google Security Engineers Help Microsoft Patch Windows Flaws

The tech giant has received details on a Windows flaw from a Google engineer

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  • By Bogdan Popa
  • September 9th, 2013
Security Expert Gives Tips on How to Use Windows 8 Picture Passwords

Security Expert Gives Tips on How to Use Windows 8 Picture Passwords

Avoid using the visual equivalent of the word “password,” he says

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  • By Bogdan Popa
  • September 6th, 2013
Windows 8’s Picture Passwords Are Easy to Hack

Windows 8’s Picture Passwords Are Easy to Hack

New study shows that Microsoft’s new security tool is rather unsafe

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  • By Bogdan Popa
  • September 5th, 2013
AVAST: Windows XP’s Retirement Will Cause a Major Technology Crisis

AVAST: Windows XP’s Retirement Will Cause a Major Technology Crisis

The security vendor warns that schools are still having problems in moving to a newer OS

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  • By Bogdan Popa
  • August 29th, 2013
Adobe Talks Flash Player Security on Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 10

Adobe Talks Flash Player Security on Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 10

The company provides new details of the Flash Player integration in Windows 8

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  • By Bogdan Popa
  • August 22nd, 2013
Windows 8 Users Dump the Built-in Defender, Go for Third-Party Anti-Virus Software

Windows 8 Users Dump the Built-in Defender, Go for Third-Party Anti-Virus Software

Study shows that most users aren’t satisfied with the built-in protection system

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  • By Bogdan Popa
  • August 20th, 2013
Anti-Virus Tests: Windows Defender Ineffective, Kaspersky and Bitdefender Top the Charts

Anti-Virus Tests: Windows Defender Ineffective, Kaspersky and Bitdefender Top the Charts

The latest AV-TEST study indicates that Windows Defender isn’t quite powerful

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  • By Bogdan Popa
  • August 15th, 2013
Microsoft Released 65 Security Bulletins in 2013

Microsoft Released 65 Security Bulletins in 2013

Security expects claims that Microsoft is showing some progress in patching flaws

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  • By Bogdan Popa
  • August 5th, 2013
Microsoft on User Privacy: We’re Scanning Your Files for Offensive Adult Content

Microsoft on User Privacy: We’re Scanning Your Files for Offensive Adult Content

The company claims that it’s trying to keep offensive material private

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  • By Ionut Arghire
  • August 3rd, 2013
Windows 8.1 Comes with Improved Malware Resistance, Better Data Protection

Windows 8.1 Comes with Improved Malware Resistance, Better Data Protection

Device encryption can be automatically enabled on supporting machines

 
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