Microsoft/Charlotte, NC Location: Charlotte, NC, US Job ID: 784250-73891 Division: Services & Support Engineering, Community & Online (ECO) is looking for a great "Software Development Engineer" to join our team. We’re the group behind the "Fix it" button that delivers automated solutions to customers either at the point of failure…
Safer Internet Day: Microsoft incorporates child protection features into IE9
Microsoft has joined forces with the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) to launch a new version of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) that includes a number of features to help children stay safe when online. The web browser, which is available to download from Microsoft’s dedicated website, offers a…
Kelihos botnet dead but malware evolved, say Microsoft and Kaspersky
Microsoft insist the Kelihos botnet is dead despite reports last week suggesting otherwise; but the company acknowledged that a new botnet is being assembled using a variant of the original malware. The reappearance of a Kelihos-like army of hijacked computers shows just how difficult it is to eradicate a botnet,…
Software Development Engineer (SDE) – UX / Microsoft / Issaquah, WA
Microsoft/Issaquah, WA Location: Issaquah, WA, US Job ID: 783144-73980 Division: IT The Customer Support and Services organization is looking for a highly experienced and motivated Software Development Engineer to work on major enterprise initiatives and mission critical applications, utilizing the latest version of the .NET Framework, Silverlight, Microsoft Dynamics CRM…
DO NOT install Microsoft patches or updates sent by email (They are fake)
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Microsoft researchers discover malicious cookie scheme
Microsoft researchers checking how easy it is to identify users by analysing commonly collected web-log data incidentally discovered a cookie-forwarding scheme that can be used to aid session hijacking. If put into play, the scheme could clandestinely forward stolen session cookies to individual zombie machines in botnets that could use…
DMARC: Microsoft, Facebook and Google unite to fight phishing – but will it work?
If the newswires are to be believed, the death of spam is imminent. Again! The saviour this time round is DMARC, which is backed by Microsoft, Google, Facebook, PayPal, LinkedIn, Bank Of America and more. Find out what it’s all about. View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View…
Kelihos botnet cranks back up after Microsoft attack
A botnet that was crippled by Microsoft and Kaspersky Lab last September is spamming once again and experts have no recourse to stop it. The Kelihos botnet only infected 45,000 or so computers but managed to send out nearly 4 billion spam messages a day, promoting, among other things, pornography,…
Google, Microsoft and Facebook join forces to fight phishing scams
Google, Microsoft and Facebook are among 15 web firms joining forces to fight spam and phishing scams. View full post on email spoofing – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Senior Software Development Engineer (SDE) – Click to Call / Microsoft / Palo Alto, CA
Microsoft/Palo Alto, CA Location: Palo Alto, CA, US Job ID: 782159-72388 Division: Skype Senior Software Engineer – Skype Click to Call Skype is seeking a motivated Senior Software Engineer with an unrelenting drive for working on and solving customer-based issues. The team is responsible for the delivery of core browser…