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Microsoft Accelerator Unleashes 11 Security, Health Care IT Startups
Submitted by l33tdawg on Fri, 2015-01-23 01:59
Microsoft Ventures and its partners graduate 11 new companies that are fighting evolving cyber-security threats and helping to advance medical technology.
Eleven new companies have emerged from Microsoft Venture's startup accelerator programs, the software giant announced Jan. 21. The news was overshadowed by the high-profile Windows 10 press event at Microsoft's Redmond, Wash., headquarters. Nonetheless, it represents a major milestone in the company's efforts to engage with the tech startup scene and help nurture up-and-coming IT companies.
China says Microsoft Outlook hacking allegations 'groundless'
Submitted by l33tdawg on Fri, 2015-01-23 01:45
Allegations that Chinese authorities hacked into Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) Outlook email service are "groundless slander", the official Xinhua news agency quoted Beijing's cyberspace regulator as saying late on Thursday.
The comments, made by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) spokesman Jiang Jun, were in response to a Monday report by an online censorship watchdog which said that Chinese users of the email service were subject to a hacking attack over the weekend.
Microsoft Says Windows 10 Will Be the Last OS Upgrade You'll Ever Need
Submitted by l33tdawg on Fri, 2015-01-23 01:42
Once the next version of Windows is installed Microsoft plans to begin a process of continuous updates that will eliminate the concept of next versions.
There's no question that Microsoft has learned from the pain of getting customers to upgrade from Windows XP and later from Windows 7 to 8. From now on it never wants to be in the position of having to convince people to buy the next version of Windows.
Microsoft Software Flaws Increase Sharply But Majority Affect IE
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2015-01-12 01:08
A new report by security vendor ESET holds mixed news for enterprises running on Microsoft technology.
Macro-based malware is making a comeback, researchers warn
Submitted by l33tdawg on Thu, 2015-01-08 02:31
For the past several months, different groups of attackers have distributed malware through Microsoft Office documents that contain malicious macros, reviving a technique that has been out of style for over a decade.
Macros are scripts that contain commands for automating tasks in various applications. Microsoft Office programs like Word and Excel support macros written in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) and these can be used for malicious activities like installing malware.