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About Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) (4338), or often just MS, is an American multinational computer technology corporation with 79,000 employees in 102 countries and global annual revenue of US $51.12 billion as of 2007.

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Founded to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800, Microsoft rose to dominate the home computer operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s. The company released an initial public offering (IPO) in the stock market, which, due to the ensuing rise of the stock price, has made four billionaires and an estimated 12,000 millionaires from Microsoft employees. Throughout its history the company has been the target of criticism for various reasons, including monopolistic business practices—both the U.S. Justice Department and the European Commission, among others, brought Microsoft to court for antitrust violations and software bundling.

Microsoft has footholds in other markets besides operating systems and office suites, with assets such as the MSNBC cable television network, the MSN Internet portal, and the Microsoft Encarta multimedia encyclopedia. The company also markets both computer hardware products such as the Microsoft mouse and home entertainment products such as the Xbox, Xbox 360, Zune and MSN TV.

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  1. In theory, most computers should have been fixed by now, but not everyone got the Microsoft patch.
    In Conficker worm braces for April Fool's attack
  2. With Windows Vista, we made significant strides in reducing the threat pirated copies posed to customers, our partners and Microsoft software, and we anticipate we'll do even better with Windows 7.
    In AFP: Hackers taking advantage of Windows 7
  3. Despite today's fixes, Windows users continue to be under attack. Microsoft is taking two steps forward, while attackers are putting it one step back.
    In MS Office users attacked
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    Explore Article us-cert.gov (Mar 12 2010) ID Theft Prevention

    ...ministrators to review Apple article HT4070 and upgrade to Safari 4.0.5 to help mitigate the risks. Microsoft has released an update to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Office as part of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for March 2010. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute ar... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Microsoft Windows and Office   Firefox   Safari

  3. Microsoft Releases Advance Notification for March Security Bulletin

    Explore Article us-cert.gov (Mar 4 2010) ID Theft Prevention

    (added March 4, 2010) A full-content feed is available at http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.atom Microsoft has issued a Security Bulletin Advance Notification, indicating that its March release cycle will c... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Security Bulletin Advance Notification   Reader   U.S. Census Bureau

  4. U.S. Census Bureau 2010 Census Campaign Warning

    Explore Article us-cert.gov (Mar 3 2010) ID Theft Prevention

    ...formation regarding these vulnerabilities can be found in Cisco Applied Mitigation Bulletin 111668. Microsoft has released an update to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Office as part of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for February 2010. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   U.S. Census Bureau   Microsoft Windows and Office   Cisco Security Advisory

  5. The evolution of online identity and trust

    Explore Article scmagazineus.com (Mar 2 2010) Consumer , ID Theft Prevention

    The evolution of online identity and trust Borrowing tactics from the world of physical security, Microsoft's Scott Charney proposes a strategy to ensure protection of sensitive information, while mainta... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   RSA   USB   Microsoft

  6. Mozilla Releases Security Advisories

    Explore Article us-cert.gov (Feb 18 2010) ID Theft Prevention

    ...sers to visit a maliciously crafted web page. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft Security Advisory 980088 and apply the suggested workarounds of running Internet Explorer in Protec... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Reader   Adobe AIR   Mozilla Foundation

  7. Cisco Releases Multiple Security Advisories

    Explore Article us-cert.gov (Feb 17 2010) ID Theft Prevention

    ...sers to visit a maliciously crafted web page. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft Security Advisory 980088 and apply the suggested workarounds of running Internet Explorer in Protec... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Reader   Security Advisory   Microsoft Security Advisory

  8. Adobe Releases Security Bulletins for Acrobat, Reader, and Flash Player

    Explore Article us-cert.gov (Feb 12 2010) ID Theft Prevention

    ...sers to visit a maliciously crafted web page. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft Security Advisory 980088 and apply the suggested workarounds of running Internet Explorer in Protec... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Reader   Security Advisory   Microsoft Security Advisory

  9. Google Releases Chrome 4.0.249.89

    Explore Article us-cert.gov (Feb 12 2010) ID Theft Prevention

    ...sers to visit a maliciously crafted web page. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft Security Advisory 980088 and apply the suggested workarounds of running Internet Explorer in Protec... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Reader   Security Advisory   Microsoft Security Advisory

  10. Cisco Releases Advisory for IronPort Encryption Appliance

    Explore Article us-cert.gov (Feb 10 2010) ID Theft Prevention

    ... review the RealNetworks, Inc. advisory and apply any necessary updates to help mitigate the risks. Microsoft has released Security Bulletin MS10-002 as a Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer. This... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Oracle   RealNetworks , Inc.   Microsoft Windows and Office

  11. Oracle Releases Security Alert for WebLogic Server Vulnerability

    Explore Article us-cert.gov (Feb 7 2010) ID Theft Prevention

    ...strators to review Apple article HT4013 and apply any necessary updates to help mitigate the risks. Microsoft has released Security Bulletin MS10-002 as a Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer. This... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Security Bulletin Advance Notification   Security Bulletin   Security Update

  12. Full Text Of Cambridge Report On Verified by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode

    Explore Article StorefrontBacktalk (Feb 6 2010)

    ...may actually be a rational design choice for the bank.) 2.7 Privacy An early single sign-on system (Microsoft Passport) was criticised on privacy grounds; modern technologies such as Credentica’s U-Prove (be... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Steven J. Murdoch   USB   EMV

  13. Microsoft Releases Advance Notification for February Security Bulletin

    Explore Article us-cert.gov (Feb 4 2010) ID Theft Prevention

    ...sers to visit a maliciously crafted web page. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft Security Advisory 980088 and apply the suggested workarounds of running Internet Explorer in Protec... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Security Advisory   Microsoft Security Advisory   Security Update

  14. Microsoft Releases Security Advisory 980088

    Explore Article us-cert.gov (Feb 3 2010) ID Theft Prevention

    ...y 3, 2010) A full-content feed is available at http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.atom February 3 Microsoft Releases Security Advisory 980088 January 28 Cisco Releases Security Advisory for Unified MeetingPl... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   RealNetworks , Inc.   Security Bulletin   Microsoft Security Advisory

  15. Cisco Releases Security Advisory for Unified MeetingPlace

    Explore Article us-cert.gov (Jan 28 2010) ID Theft Prevention

    ... review the RealNetworks, Inc. advisory and apply any necessary updates to help mitigate the risks. Microsoft has released Security Bulletin MS10-002 as a Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer. This... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   RealNetworks , Inc.   Security Bulletin   Security Update

  16. Google Releases Chrome 4.0.249.78

    Explore Article us-cert.gov (Jan 26 2010) ID Theft Prevention

    ... review the RealNetworks, Inc. advisory and apply any necessary updates to help mitigate the risks. Microsoft has released Security Bulletin MS10-002 as a Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer. This... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   RealNetworks , Inc.   Security Bulletin   Microsoft Security Advisory

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