Reports are coming in that an AT&T Domain Name System (DNS) server may have been compromised with malicious code that exploits a vulnerability reported earlier this month. This apparently is the first instance of the exploit in the wild.
- By William Jackson
- July 31, 2008
Microsoft is working on a project to develop a new operating system, code-named "Midori," but the company won't disclose the details at this time.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 30, 2008
A recently uncovered flaw with the Oracle WebLogic server allows users to gain entry to the software's server without a user name or password.
- By Joab Jackson
- July 30, 2008
Just how favorably does Hyper-V compare to established products from VMware Inc., Virtual Iron Inc. and Citrix Systems Inc., to name a few? How serious is Microsoft about competing in the virtual space?
- By Stephen Swoyer
- July 30, 2008
Microsoft announced the results of its Mojave Experiment survey, which gauged user reactions to Windows Vista in a supposed blind trial using hidden cameras.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 29, 2008
Large companies are valuable targets for cyber criminals, but what about the small fry?
- By Jabulani Leffall
- July 29, 2008
Microsoft inched closer to open source with a couple of announcements made last week at the OSCON open source conference in Portland, Ore.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 28, 2008
You've already snapped up Microsoft-branded mice, keyboards and gaming consoles. Is a Microsoft data warehouse (DW) appliance in your future?
- By Stephen Swoyer
- July 28, 2008
Microsoft issued a formal security advisory with an "urgent warning" to patch a general Domain Name System vulnerability that can enable spoofing attacks.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- July 25, 2008
Windows Vista has been "rejected," or is not widely adopted in the enterprise segment, according to a Forrester Research report.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 25, 2008
Five seconds into reading this story, a Web page somewhere will become infected with malware or some other malicious code.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- July 23, 2008
A KACE-sponsored survey on Windows Vista adoption represents more bad news for Microsoft's flagship operating system, even as Microsoft prepares to pour an estimated $300 million into a new Vista marketing campaign -- news that was announced at Microsoft's 2008 Worldwide Partner Conference.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 23, 2008
Microsoft on late Wednesday announced a reorganization of its Platforms & Services Division (PSD), as well as the departure of Kevin Johnson, a 16-year Microsoft veteran and president of the PSD.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 23, 2008
The blogosphere is awash with talk about the possible overall weakness of the Domain Name System (DNS) architecture.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- July 22, 2008
The open source software community lags behind the commercial software sector in secure code development, according to a recent study of some commonly used open source packages.
- By William Jackson
- July 22, 2008