If your laptop is running either the Ultimate or Enterprise editions of Windows 7 or Windows Vista, you can take advantage of the BitLocker feature to encrypt the hard drive. Here's how.
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The software that comes with the USB battery charger contains a trojan.
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Open source antivirus comes to the Windows desktop with a little help from a new cloud backend to accelerate security.
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A new zero-day vulnerability threatens to use Windows help files against users, if they can be convinced to press F1, the traditional key for help. ("It's a trap!")
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The company has confirmed the existence of the problem, and is working on a solution.
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New critical holes have been found in Adobe Reader and Flash Player.
Tags: Windows, Mac, security, software, Security Advisory

Three critical vulnerabilities have been patched.
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Five of the vulnerabilities are rated critical.
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One of several non-security updates is causing system crashes for some Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 users. What does Microsoft have for a solution?
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The vulnerabilites affect both the Windows operating system and the Microsoft Office productivity suite.
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The Conficker infection disabled the network for three days.
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Analysis from 32 security experts on the comparative security of Mac and PC operating systems.
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50 percent of PCs in China use Internet Explorer 6 to access the Internet.
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Who's at risk from virtual DOS vulnerability?
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A federal judge has blocked class action allegations over Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage software.
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Some basic knowledge and some free tools can go a long way toward protecting your e-mails and other sensitive data when surfing on unsecured, public Wi-Fi networks.
Tags: Windows, security, Wi-Fi, help, how to

Alureon, Cutwail and Rustock were the most prevalent rootkits of 2009.
Tags: Microsoft, Windows, rootkits, OS, HTML

Mike Elgan throws his hat in the ring with "20 Bad Tech Predictions for 2010."
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Tuesday's single patch is rated critical for Windows security--the highest level of Microsoft's four-tier security threat severity scale--only for Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4).
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A summary of threat alerts, including trojans and other malware, from the past 24 hours.
Tags: Linux, Windows, server, registry, viruses