Scareware (also known as “rogue security software”) is a new breed of malicious software that pretends to be the good guy in the war against viruses and worms . Scareware is any kind of fake software that appears to help protect your computer’s security...

We've recently heard about a new phishing scam that targets Windows Live Hotmail users. If you see an e-mail message that looks like the one below, do not respond. Delete it or click Junk to mark the sender as unsafe and delete the message. The most...

Microsoft Vice President of Trustworthy Computing, Scott Charney, attended a meeting at the White House earlier this month where President Obama announced the results of a study of U.S. policies and structures for cybersecurity. The study acknowledges...

Today Microsoft unveiled Microsoft Security Essentials , a no cost beta version of a new kind of hassle-free security software designed for people who don’t want to spend too much time thinking about computer security. Download the beta. Sales of...

Microsoft releases security updates on the second Tuesday of every month. Today Microsoft released 10 new security updates. Get the updates To download the updates, visit the Microsoft Update Web site . If you have automatic updating turned on,...