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An elite freelance hacking team in China appears to be behind a recent security breach of Microsoft's Internet Explorer, three U.S. security firms said, offering a new glimpse into the capabilities of Chinese hackers.
The attack has caused particular concern within the security community because it pointed out a hole in one of the most-used pieces of software in the world. Microsoft’s Web browser comes standard on machines running its Windows operating system.
Microsoft's multi-factor authentication service has gone into general availability, doubling prices and giving enterprises a service-level agreement.
Microsoft announced the general availability of the product in a blog post on Thursday. The MFA technology allows admins to add an additional layer of security to accounts using the company's cloud services.
A security certificate problem triggered warnings not to use Bing over a secure Web connection Friday, and Microsoft said an issue with network service provider Akamai is to blame.
Browsers displayed prominent error messages and warnings at about 9 a.m. PT when visiting https://bing.com.
When creating the Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2, Microsoft's ambition was not to reinvent the device but simply to make it better. The company is committed to the basic Surface concept of a tablet with a kickstand and detachable keyboard, and the second generation devices do nothing to shake up that formula. Like before, the goal is to make tablets that are highly productive.
Aesthetically, the devices look extremely similar to their predecessors. On the Pro version, the only obvious change is the logo on the back. Where before there was a Windows logo, there's now a Surface logo.
Though Microsoft has lost hundreds of millions of dollars on its Surface tablets, the company made it clear on Monday that it has no intention of backing away from the platform, going as far as to openly state plans are in place for future Surface tablets in the years to come.
The new Surface lineup represents a refinement of last year's models, sporting better battery life and upgrades to features like screen resolution and new keyboard accessories.
Microsoft revealed Tuesday it was investigating a previously unknown security flaw affecting all versions of its Web browser, Internet Explorer.
Hackers have attempted to exploit the vulnerability in targeted attacks on users of versions 8 and 9 of the browser, the company reported in a security advisory.
Early in the morning at LinuxCon, Linus Torvalds and the other top Linux developers, talked to the Linux faithful about Linux, Microsoft, and other issues.
Torvalds was joined by leading Linux programmers including Red Hat's Ric Wheeler and Tejun Heo; Greg Kroah-Hartman, the master of all things Linux driver related; and Sarah Sharp, Intel Linux kernel developer.
Linus opened by admitting that, "I don't do any work anymore. I manage people. I've turned to the dark side." The crowd forgave him.
Microsoft released a temporary Fix It solution patch overnight to address a serious security issue affecting the company's Internet Explorer web browser, which is currently being actively exploited by malware writers.
The response communications group manager of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing department, Dustin Childs, wrote in a security advisory that the company only has reports of a limited number of targetted attacks against Internet Explorer 8 and 9.
Bing, Microsoft's search engine, is entering its "next phase" and it involves more than sporting a new logo and delivering an updated user interface. A preview is available here.
