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Today on the Building Windows 8 blog, Microsoft announced the availability of the Windows 8 Release Preview.
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Microsoft Office 365 Receives FISMA Certification
Last week, Microsoft Office Division <a href=”http://blogs.
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Free PC safety scan
Think your computer might have a virus? The Microsoft Security scanner is a free download that will scan your computer and help you remove viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. -
Report scams in Hotmail, Xbox, and more
If you think you’re a target of a phishing scam or other fraud in an email, Xbox instant message, or on a website, you can report it. -
TwC Releases New Online Safety Index
Microsoft and Trustworthy Computing have been focused on raising public awareness and educating customers about online risks for years.
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Conquering the Coreflood botnet
The FBI and U.S. Department of Justice announced an operation to take down the Coreflood botnet. -
Use Microsoft Fix it to update Windows XP
Microsoft is aware of a vulnerability that affects only Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. -
Get a Windows 7 security checklist
Windows 7, the newest operating system from Microsoft,includes several new and improved security features, including an Action Center that lets you review and resolve security issues and perform maintenance on your computer. -
What is screen scraping?
Screen scraping is the act of taking all the information that a person has posted on their Web site or social networking page and then using the information to break into the user’s account or to commit some other fraud involving identity theft. -
Profile of A Global Cybercrime Business – Innovative Marketing
(Reuters) – Hundreds of computer geeks, most of them students putting themselves through college, crammed into three floors of an office building in an industrial section of Ukraine’s capital Kiev, churning out code at a frenzied pace. -
Free antivirus software from Microsoft: now available worldwide
Last fall Microsoft unveiled Microsoft Security Essentials—fast and free anti-malware software that offers real-time protection from viruses, spyware, worms, and more. -
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