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May 12, 2005

Windows XP Update Bolsters Security of Both Private and Public Wi-Fi Networks

Free download adds support for advanced wireless network security standards; expands wireless market to security-mandated industries and agencies.

May 12, 2005

Q&A: Microsoft’s Kim Cameron Wins ‘Balancing Innovation and Reality’ Award for Contributions to Digital Identity

Microsoft’s chief architect of identity and access outlines his vision for the “Laws of Identity,” as well as the work the identity management community is doing to solve today’s toughest digital identity problems.

April 13, 2005

Microsoft Applauds Spam Enforcement Action by State of California and Federal Trade Commission

Internet safety enforcement team supported lawsuit.

July 2, 2004

Microsoft Statement Regarding Configuration Change to Windows in Response to Download.Ject Security Issue

Microsoft recommends that customers immediately install this configuration change to the Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 operating systems in order to improve system resiliency to protect against the Download.Ject attack.

June 25, 2004

Microsoft Statement Regarding Download.Ject Malicious Code Security Issue

On Thursday, June 24, Microsoft responded to reports that some enterprise customers running IIS 5.0 (Internet Information Services), a component of Windows 2000 Server, were being targeted by malicious code, known as Download.Ject.

May 28, 2004

Top Research in Privacy Enhancing Technologies Recognized at Toronto Conference

Microsoft is a major sponsor of the Workshop on Privacy Enhancing Technologies, which gathers privacy experts from around the world to share research on how technology can help individuals and organizations manage and use personal data appropriately.

May 24, 2004

Hardware Vendors Offer Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004 in Dedicated, Easy-to-Use Solutions

Q&A: Executives from leading technology companies explain how they’ve used ISA Server 2004 to create cost-effective, simple-to-deploy hardware solutions for integrated application-layer firewalls, VPNs and Web cache.

June 17, 2003

Microsoft Escalates Its Global Campaign Against Spam

Company Steps Up Its Commitment by Filing 15 Lawsuits Against Spammers in United States and United Kingdom