Microsoft is scrambling to fix a bug in its SharePoint 2007 groupware after a Swiss firm abruptly released code that could be used in an attack. The proof-of-concept code was released Wednesday, just over two weeks after security consultancy High-Tech Bridge says it disclosed the issue to Microsoft on April 12.
Microsoft announced Tuesday it has finished the task of customizing Windows 7 to run on TVs, set-top boxes, digital signs, and other devices.
Among other things, the new software could allow Windows Media Center on new types of devices, Microsoft said. The operating system, dubbed Windows Embedded Standard 7, was shown Tuesday at the ESC Silicon Valley conference in San Jose, Calif.
Microsoft is preparing a security update in June for the IE XSS filter in Internet Explorer 8.
The update will address a flaw in IE 8 that could enable cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by hackers. Security Response Center spokesman David Ross said last week in this blog post that the change will address the "script tag attack scenario" that was described at a Blackhat Europe presentation earlier this month.
The overall number of Windows security holes has declined in the last year by 8.4 percent to about 2,500 vulnerabilities, according to a new Microsoft report.
For a big target like Microsoft, that's good news. It's one of the findings in the eighth edition of Microsoft's "Security Intelligence Report," published Monday, which draws its data mostly from the second half of 2009. The report, which also tracks vulnerabilities in third-party software, can be downloaded here.
Many of you may already know that Microsoft has been hard at work on the next version of Windows Home Server. We are excited to announce today that the beta of this next version (code name “Vail”) is now available. We invite everyone to check it out by downloading the software from the Microsoft Connect site. (English language builds are available now). We are releasing this Vail beta with one express goal: to solicit your feedback!
Microsoft is pulling an update for Windows 2000 issued in this month's Patch Tuesday because it simply didn't work.
Update MS10-025 was designed to fix a flaw in Windows 2000 systems running Windows Media Services (WMS). It turns out, however, that the patch failed to mend the problem it was designed to address.
Microsoft has been criticised for its admission that some highly requested features will not be available when the new Windows Phone 7 handsets ship.
After watching these videos of Microsoft Office running on the operating system, you might be forced to put some of your differences aside.
Microsoft sometimes gets a raw deal when it comes to security. The software company is often targeted as the reason why security outbreaks occur. But it's not always Microsoft's fault. Here, eWEEK looks at why Microsoft gets a bad rap when it comes to Windows security.
In Chris Harrison's ideal world, mobile phones would be the size of matchbooks. They'd have full-size keyboards. They'd browse the Web. They'd play videos. And, most importantly, you'd never have to touch them.
Sound like too much to ask? Maybe not. Harrison, a graduate student at Carnegie Mellon University and a former intern at Microsoft Research, has developed a working prototype of a system called Skinput that does just that, essentially by turning a person's hand and forearm into a keyboard and screen.
In an effort to avoid potential crashes caused by installing new patches to computers infected with rootkit malware, Microsoft’s newest update will skip installation on infected machines.
A new XP patch is being released today, but users infected with the Alureon rootkit malware will need to look elsewhere for help.
