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		<title><![CDATA[Windows Security Center changes trigger warnings]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=4928]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the past couple of days I've heard from a number of people seeing a Windows Security Center warning that's causing them to worry that their system is vulnerable to attack. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:06:43 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Windows Security Tweaker 7.5.5.2 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1117399]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Windows Security Tweaker is an autonomous provider of log-on and resource restriction security application integrated with, yet independent of, the Windows operating system. It has the capability of providing extremely strong, secure control of who can access a personal computer resources, and exactly what they can do and when they...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Windows Security Analyzer 1.8.0.230 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=922011]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This tool runs over 100 tests to gauge server security against best practices. Some tests include explanations and background information. It also calculates entropy and NIST Special Publication 800-63 compliance. The Windows Configuration Security Analyzer comes with a DOS batch script that system administrators can run on their servers to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft to release critical Windows security patch on October 23]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1658]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[It's not Patch Tuesday today, but Microsoft is pushing out a Windows security patch, marked as "Critical," on Thursday October 23. by Mary Jo Foley]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:15:06 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[News to know: Cyber attacks; Google; Windows security; Gmail outage]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=9642]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Notable headlines:    Larry Dignan: Georgia turns to Google's Blogger amid Russia onslaught    	Dancho Danchev: Coordinated Russia vs Georgia cyber attack in progress  	ZDNet UK: Georgia accuses Russia of co-ordinated cyberattack  	Video: Defcon: Where feds and hackers rub elbows  	News.com: Defcon ends...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:59:33 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Windows security rendered useless? Uh, not exactly]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=512]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Oh dear. The Chicken Little contingent is out in full force. Break out your Kevlar helmets, everyone, because the sky is falling on Windows! At last weekâ€™s Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, researchers Alexander Sotirov and Mark Dowd presented a paper that outlined some new attack vectors they had...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:03:27 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Windows Security Center: Providing a Foundation for Basic Security Status]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=273119]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Windows Security Center is now a more comprehensive security status reporting console with key benefits for end users as well as third-party software vendors. Users can now better understand the ongoing security state of their computer, no matter which vendor integrating with WSC provides the solution. Third-party providers can now...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Proactive Windows Security Explorer 1.51 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=476217]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A password security test tool that&apos;s designed to allow Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP-based systems administrators to identify and close security holes in their networks. Proactive Windows Security Explorer helps secure networks by executing an audit of account passwords, and exposing insecure account passwords. If it is possible...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Linux and Windows Security: Why Windows Is Inherently Less Secure Than Linux]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=289362]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Although the scope of this paper appears straightforward at it's surface, "Windows vs. Linux" is surprisingly broad. Linux is perhaps less homogeneous than Windows. Although Linux Torvalds retains the copyright to the Linux name, and ultimately controls the Linux kernel, the kernel is but a small part of the operating...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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