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Windows 7 will nag users 29% less often, Microsoft claims
April 22nd, 2009One of the most hated features of Windows Vista will be seen a third less often by users of the upcoming Windows 7, a Microsoft executive promised today. "You’ll see a lot fewer UAC prompts in Windows 7," said Paul Cooke, director of Windows 7 client enterprise security.
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Vista7 more secure than Linux and Mac OS X
April 22nd, 2009Vista today, post-Service Pack 2, which is now in the marketplace, is the safest, most reliable OS we’ve ever built. It’s also the most secure OS on the planet, including Linux and open source and Apple Leopard.
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Conficker self updates, launches false infection alert
April 22nd, 2009April 1 may not have turned into the D-day that some feared Conficker might create, but the newest version of the worm (Conficker.C) is still out in the wild with mischief on its mind. The malware’s creators released a new patch on April 7; the group obviously intends to continue its active war against security researchers.
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Conficker self updates, launches false infection alert
April 11th, 2009April 1 may not have turned into the D-day that some feared Conficker might create, but the newest version of the worm (Conficker.C) is still out in the wild with mischief on its mind.
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Further Windows 7 features revealed
April 8th, 2009More information emerges from Microsoft about compatibility issues and features of the forthcoming Windows 7, in the form of answers to user’s questions.
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How Windows 7 UAC shapes enterprise security
March 28th, 2009There is a lot of buzz about the security features in the upcoming release of Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system, especially User Account Control (UAC).
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Worm Set For April Fools Day Launch
March 20th, 2009Security researchers have sent out notice about a worm set to hit the wild on April 1, making the situation no laughing matter. Conficker.C, the latest variant of Conficker.A and Conficker.B-both of which have been shut down by some crafty reverse engineering-isn’t quite as nasty as its predecessors, in the same way Lil Kim isn’t quite as nasty as 2 Live Crew.
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Microsoft Releases IE8, Stresses Security
March 20th, 2009Microsoft plans to make its Internet Explorer 8 browser available on Thursday, along with a company-commissioned report claiming IE8 is more secure against malware than rival browsers from Mozilla and Google.
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Windows 7 vs. Vista Graphics Performance
March 19th, 2009Vista had a lot of promise, but it over-reached in all the wrong areas. It changed a whole lot of the underlying structure and driver models of the OS at once, while not being nearly as aggressive on interface improvements.
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SPEED BOOST: Latest Windows 7 beta is faster
March 19th, 2009Rushing towards a final test version and launch, the pit crew at Microsoft are turning around new builds of Windows 7, tightening the screws and squashing the bugs at a frantic pace. Consensus is that the latest leaked beta ramps up the performance and is the most stable yet.
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