Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing corporate vice President Scott Charney shared his security vision for the next decade in his keynote address at the RSA conference today. Charney’s keynote highlighted new and persistent security risks in...

Spam filters for email programs are a little like the roof on a house. You wouldn’t want to live without one, but some are better than others. Recent research from Cascade Insights showed that no email program they tested did better than Hotmail...

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. Most Microsoft products have built-in tools that make this easier. Hotmail. If you receive a suspicious email...

Third-party websites have the ability to track your online behavior and share this information without your knowledge or consent. Tracking Protection , a new feature in Internet Explorer 9 , lets you choose which third-party sites can receive your information...

Microsoft releases security updates on the second Tuesday of every month. The bulletin announces the release of 9 security updates: 5 updates for Microsoft Windows 1 update for Internet Explorer 1 update for Microsoft Office 1 update...

Today the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) posted details about the February security updates . On Tuesday, February 14 at approximately 10 AM Pacific Time Microsoft will release 9 bulletins. The easiest way to get the updates when they're...

A recent Ponemon Institute study (in cooperation with PC Tools) challenges the myth that people who fall for scams are generally older. According to survey results, 18-25 year olds are among the groups that are more susceptible to online scams. Respondents...

If you have automatic updating turned on and you’re not using the latest version of Internet Explorer that works on your computer, Windows Update will automatically upgrade you this month. Internet Explorer 9 is Microsoft's latest web browser with...