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Researchers warn that IE attacks are increasingly being launched from legitimate Web sites; Microsoft says it is working on a patch
New information widens the pool of browser users who could be at risk of becoming infected with malicious software, as Microsoft does not yet have a patch ready
Vulnerability in Microsoft's browser means a computer could be infected with malicious software merely by visiting a Web site, putting millions of users at risk
Upcoming theft management service will send an SMS to lost or stolen laptops and render them useless to thieves
Microsoft releases an advisory about a potentially dangerous vulnerability in its WordPad Text Converter for Word 97 files
Microsoft's final total of patches for the year was 77
Privacy groups want Google to ensure that aggregate search data about flu outbreaks cannot be used to re-identify the people who provided the information
Attacks based on code that exploits a bug in the way IE handles XML are expected to become much more widespread
Microsoft endorses European guidelines that search engines should not keep sensitive info beyond six months without heavily anonymizing the data
Information security is not as strong as you may think, and the execs with the most sensitive data are juicy targets