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Windows XP SP3 upgrade spells trouble for IE
Windows XP users who install the operating system's third service pack will not be able to roll back their versions of Internet Explorer, Microsoft's deployment manager for Internet Explorer 8 has warned. Read more »
IE7 comes a-knocking -- eventually
Microsoft is telling people that Internet Explorer 7 is a "high priority" update, but the company is taking longer than some expected to push the new Web browser out. Read more »
Microsoft answers Google's call on desktop search
Microsoft will make modifications to Windows Vista's search feature in service pack one to appease competition concerns from Google, as well as head off further antitrust battles with US regulators. Read more »
Microsoft patches three critical browser flaws
Microsoft on Friday released a patch for Internet Explorer designed to close three critical holes in the browser, including one that paved the way for the Download.Ject Trojan horse. Read more »
Microsoft warns of unpatched IE flaw
Microsoft has issued a security advisory for Internet Explorer, after a research firm published a working exploit to demonstrate how attackers could take advantage of the flaw. Read more »
Microsoft exec kicks off new browser security war
Internet Explorer is more secure than Firefox, according to a senior Microsoft executive, who compared how many vulnerabilities were found in the two browsers -- but critics say his study is flawed. Read more »
Microsoft hopes 7 is lucky number for IE
The software maker launches its first major update to the browser in years, offering tabbed browsing and security additions. Read more »
Major browsers bitten by security bugs
What do Internet Explorer, Mozilla's browsers, and Opera all have in common? Bugs. Read more »
Microsoft probes report of IE flaw
A new flaw in Internet Explorer could be exploited to launch spoof-based attacks, or access and change data on vulnerable PCs, security experts have warned. Read more »
Another IE 7 pop-up security flaw discovered
Security researchers on Monday warned of a vulnerability in Internet Explorer 7 that could allow malicious attackers to alter content in a legitimate Web site's pop-up window. Read more »
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Safe browser an oxymoron?
In November 2003, the CERT Coordination Center first advised Web users to consider using a Web browser other than Microsoft Internet Explorer. Read more »
Getting started with Windows Server 2008 Core edition
The Windows Server 2008 Core edition comes with significant changes. This article provides a quick rundown of the Core edition's capabilities and limitations. Read more »
What is cross-site scripting?
Cross-site scripting, also known as "XSS," is a class of security exploit that has gotten a fair bit of attention in the last few years. This article explains what it is and where the dangers lie. Read more »
IE is evolving, but is it enough?
Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser is in the process of getting its first significant update in two years this week, as part of the company's overhaul of its operating system. Read more »
Watch out for IE Local Zone script injection flaw
A flaw in the way Internet Explorer handles some errors, discovered by security company GreyMagic, could result in an attacker being able to read local files on a system or run various scripting commands. Get the details. Read more »
Windows' HTML converter vulnerability rated Critical
A problem has been discovered in the way Windows handles HTML file conversion during cut-and-paste. This buffer overrun could allow an attacker to run rogue code. Read more »
People should manage technology, not vice versa
Development teams are increasingly clashing with business units over what should be the focus: infrastructure or users. Columnist Tim Landgrave says there's one golden rule to live by: Technology doesn't manage people; people manage technology. Read more »
Win2K: Installing an open-source IDS
Don't let hackers overrun your network undetected. Here's how to install the open source intrusion detection system called Snort so you can catch the attackers before they get away. Read more »
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Do vendors read their own EULAs?
-- If you've ever had Safari installed under Windows then you were a software thief -- until last night. Read more »
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Space pr0n, patent karma and Yang out -- Club Builder
On Club Builder this week: how NASA plans to get the Internet into space, Jerry Yang is out the door at Yahoo and Brendan Eich discusses javascript engine competition.