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- Weak passwords dominate statistics for Hotmail's phishing scheme leak
- Weak Passwords suckUntil about 4 years ago my organization had no restrictions on passwords. Our students got their birthdays or their phone numbers as passwords and our staff could choose whatever they wanted. Most common staff password was 1234. Well after years of security breaches and administration...
- Tags: MSN Hotmail, phishing, password, weak password
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
- Weak passwords dominate statistics for Hotmail's phishing scheme leak
- The recently leaked accounting data of thousands of Hotmail users -- Gmail has also been affected -- obtained through what appears to be a badly executed phishing campaign, once again puts the spotlight on the how bad password management practices remain an inseparable part of the user-friendly ecosystem. ...
- Tags: MSN Hotmail, Password, Phishing, Security, Spam And Phishing, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-10-06
- Hotmail hacked: Thousands of account details published online
- Facts...have never stopped Zack from sensationalizing a story into an anti-Microsoft rant before....wrong headlinewhile I punch M$ every time it deserves it, phising points to user stupidity not to some sort of hacking or intrusion.That could potentially happen to ANY online email provider...just replace the phising screen.Hacked?If people gave up...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, E-mail providers, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, phishing, MSN Hotmail, login screen, THOUSANDS
- Discussion threads 2009-10-05
- Hotmail hacked: Thousands of account details published online
- Hotmail, which has the largest number of email users on the planet, has been compromised with tens of thousands of passwords being published to the web. Breaking news by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: MSN Hotmail, E-mail Providers, Internet, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-10-05
- Azure pricing: How low will Microsoft go?
- Azure pricing: How low will Microsoft go?The Zune of cloud computingI just can't get behind any service offered by Microsoft, regardless of the discount they attached to it. I'd be thinking about the Zune and Hotmail. And, if by some miracle they actually did field a well conceived...
- Tags: E-mail providers, Microsoft Windows, Pricing, Scripting languages, Azure, Microsoft Corp., Azure pricing, Microsoft Zune, MSN Hotmail, pricing strategy
- Discussion threads 2009-07-06
- (Setting up Gmail to import Hotmail)
- Setting up Gmail to import HotmailImporting email from Hotmail into GmailHi!I read ur article and was wondering if you can guide me thru the steps for importing my Hotmail inbox into GmailRE: Setting up Gmail to import HotmailConsidering the *high* -not- quality of Hotmail's spam-filtering, importing it back...
- Tags: E-mail providers, MSN Hotmail, Setting up Gmail, Google Gmail
- Discussion threads 2009-05-15
- Setting up Gmail to import Hotmail
- We take you through the steps required to set up Gmail to import your entire Windows Live Hotmail account, including contacts, message dates, and all incoming e-mails for the next month. by CNET News.com
- Tags: MSN Hotmail, Google Gmail, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-05-14
- Web Messenger integrates into Hotmail
- Web Messenger integrates into HotmailWelcome to another Microsoft Marketing blogas if Zdnet doesn't have enough MS apologist blogs already.How about blogging about something non-MS for a change, for a supossed student you do not seem to have a life outside MS related software - where is your sense of...
- Tags: E-mail providers, Blogging, Web Messenger, MSN Hotmail, Microsoft Corp., Web
- Discussion threads 2009-04-22
- Web Messenger integrates into Hotmail
- Hotmail have rolled out their new Web Messenger feature to users in select geographic areas, including the US, UK and parts of Europe. Without the need of Windows Live Messenger being installed, anybody soon using the Hotmail service, which many students do, can use the web version of Messenger to...
- Tags: Web, MSN Hotmail, IM, Web Messenger, E-mail Providers, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-04-21
- Web Messenger in Hotmail
- A look at the new web messenger feature embedded directly within the Hotmail web interface. by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Web, MSN Hotmail, E-mail Providers, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Hotmail, Zack Whittaker, Instant Messaging, IM, Social, Networking, iGeneration
- Image galleries 2009-04-21
- Hotmail inboxes: Here today, gone yesterday?
- Hotmail inboxes: Here today, gone yesterday?Hotmail inboxes: Here today, gone yesterday?I also had no problems with my inbox yesterday or today. Just a minor fluke and the system is back to normal. No big deal.I wonder if it was related to the cut fibre optic lines? ntNTRE: Hotmail inboxes: Here...
- Tags: E-mail providers, MSN Hotmail, Here Today, Hotmail Inbox, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-10
- Hotmail inboxes: Here today, gone yesterday?
- Some Hotmail users have been reporting that when attempting to log into Microsoft's Web-based mail service, their inboxes were nowhere to be found. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Inbox, MSN Hotmail, E-mail Providers, Internet, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-04-10
- Hotmail goes belly up; "does a Gmail"
- Hotmail goes belly up; "does a Gmail"Mine is working fineNever noticed an outage on either of my Hotmail or GMail accounts. I'm not saying they don't go down but it is rare enough that it has never, even once, affected me.RE: Hotmail goes belly up; Mine was messed up for...
- Tags: E-mail providers, MSN Hotmail, belly, e-mail, Google Gmail
- Discussion threads 2009-03-12
- Hotmail goes belly up; "does a Gmail"
- Hotmail is the most recent in the belly-flops of email services when it suddenly went down without warning earlier on today. Hotmail accounts are organised into bays - it's not clear as of yet which bays are affected, although both my accounts are working fine (I'm on...
- Tags: MSN Hotmail, Google Gmail, Microsoft Windows Live, Hotmail Account, E-mail Providers, Internet, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-03-12
- Gmail breaks again; time for a change?
- Gmail breaks again; time for a change?I only use it out of necessityYahoo Mail is my choiceWow ZDNet censoring non offensive posts now!I didn't know ZDNet has started deleting posts. My previous post was almost identical to the text below:Zac, either rephrase your statement or learn english!This statement from you,...
- Tags: E-mail providers, cloud computing, Google Gmail, Facebook
- Discussion threads 2009-03-10
- Spammers break Microsoft Live Hotmail CAPTCHA...again
- The latest version of Microsoft Live Hotmail's CAPTCHA authentication system has been broken, reports InfoWorld via security company Websense. According to a detailed analysis of the latest hack by Websense, spammers have come up with a new scheme to fool the...
- Tags: CAPTCHA, MSN Hotmail, Spammer, Websense Inc., Microsoft Corp., Attack, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-02-17
- Gmail usage appears to be closing in on Hotmail
- Gmail usage appears to be closing in on HotmailI use none of the above...Gmail, google and the rest store data forever, they do not delete searches and I would not use gmail to save my life.https://ssl.scroogle.org/sslnote.htmlTo everyone enjoy spewing private info to people at big brother..;)RE: Gmail usage appears to...
- Tags: E-mail providers, MSN Hotmail, Google Gmail, Gmail usage, e-mail
- Discussion threads 2009-02-07
- Gmail usage appears to be closing in on Hotmail
- Information Week says that if Gmail's growth continues at the same rate, we could see Gmail's user share overtake Hotmail by the end of the year -- an impressive feat. Between December 2007 and December 2008, Gmail's number of unique monthly visitors in the United States grew...
- Tags: MSN Hotmail, Google Gmail, Gmail Usage, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2009-02-07
- Firefox 3.1 beta 3 delayed again
- Firefox 3.1 beta 3 delayed againRE: Firefox 3.1 beta 3 delayed againThis is a good sign. Make it right not fast.Hey, there are a lot of bugsStill to be fixed. I still have problems with Firefox 3.1Beta 2 crashing everytime I play one browser based online game, and it's...
- Tags: Web browsers, Games, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox 3.1
- Discussion threads 2009-02-02
- Outsourcing email, opening communications
- OK, Christmas is over so put down the mince pie, fatty. It's time to get down to business, and this time I'm throwing myself in at the deep-end, in the salt-water connected to battery mains, swamped with sharks with lasers on their heads. At university, email can...
- Tags: MSN Hotmail, Google Gmail, Mobile, Outsourcing, University Email, Google Gmail Gmail, Gmail Service, E-mail, E-mail Providers, Online Communications, Internet, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-01-05
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