The Microsoft BlueHat conference is a semi-annual event that brings together internal Microsoft security professionals and external security researchers to network and share ideas. BlueHat v8 was held October 16–17. It consisted of two full days...

The New York Times recently posted an article about a team at Microsoft that works in a "windowless room" investigating how programs skulk around the Internet turning computers into zombies. We thought this sounded a little scarier than it really...

According to research from North Carolina State University , even sophisticated Internet users can't tell the difference between real and fake warnings about Internet security. These fake warnings, which might appear in pop-up windows as you surf...

Microsoft releases security updates on the second Tuesday of every month. This month Microsoft released 2 security updates. Get the updates To download the updates, visit the Microsoft Update Web site . If you have automatic updating turned on...

Criminals are taking advantage of the confusion over recent bank mergers in the United States to send out fake e-mail messages in an attempt to steal your personal information. You've probably heard of phishing scams: fraudulent e-mail messages...

This week Microsoft released the latest Security Intelligence Report (SIR) based on information gathered from hundreds of computers around the world and from some of the busiest services on the Internet. Volume 5 of the SIR provides detailed analysis...