When the software giant appeals an antitrust ruling against it, the technology world will be watching closely Tech executives from around the globe will be focused on a Luxembourg courtroom over the next week, as one of the world's most closely watched legal battles reaches its next step. Starting Apr. 24, Microsoft MSFTwill square off against the European Commission (EC) in an appeal of the commission's tough 2004 antitrust ruling against the software giant, which included a record $612 million fine.

 Read more

In today's world, companies and individuals face the challenge of maintaining control over their computers in response to constantly evolving security threats. IT administrators and users must balance computer security, while enabling user productivity. Companies need to both find a solution that is resilient to attack and protect data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

For people who have installed a version of Microsoft Windows earlier than Microsoft Windows Vista on their computers, the majority of user accounts are configured as a member of the local administrator's group, because administrator privileges are required to install, update, and run many software applications without conflicts and to perform typical system-level tasks. Even the simplest undertaking, such as clicking the taskbar clock to view a calendar, requires administrator privileges.

Full Article

Because of a bug it was not possible to register on Datacrash.net, this has been solved. Click here tot register .

As a result of ongoing problems with one of the software updates it released April 11, Microsoft has announced it will release an updated, out-of-cycle patch on April 25.

Late Thursday a Microsoft spokesman said the company had completed its initial investigation into issues with MS06-015. According to published reports, after installing MS06-015 -- a critical update released on "Patch Tuesday" to fix a Windows Explorer remote code-execution vulnerability involving the way the program handles COM objects -- users of Hewlett-Packard Co. hardware and software experienced various problems, as did users of Sunbelt Software's Kerio Personal Firewall and various nVidia Corp. video cards.

Apple Computer is investigating several unpatched and potentially serious security flaws in Mac OS X that have been publicly disclosed, the company said Friday.

Tom Ferris, a security researcher in Mission Viejo, Calif., published late on Thursday information on seven flaws in Apple's operating system that potentially put Mac users at risk of a cyberattack. The most serious of the flaws could let attackers surreptitiously run malicious code on users' PCs, Ferris said in an interview via instant messaging.