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White Paper: Security in Microsoft Office 365

Microsoft has released a white paper Security in Office 365. This whitepaper provides an overview of the security practices and technology that support enterprise-grade security in Microsoft Office 365 for businesses of all sizes.

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How To Add Two Step Verification To Your Google Account

The Two step verification process is a feature of Gmail that allows you to add an extra layer of security to your email account. If you enable the two step verification, whenever you check into a Google account from a [...]

How Internet Explorer 9 caused a seismic shift in the way people use the web

15th September! This day is not only remembered for the magnificent opening ceremony of the XXVII Olympics ceremony in Sydney in 2000 but it also saw the birth of a beautiful web in 2010. Internet Explorer 9 Beta was released [...]

Windows Phone update to fix fraudulent third-party digital certificates released

Microsoft has released Update 7.0.7392.0 for its Windows Phone 7 users. While its delivery is being phased out, at different times in different regions, I received the update notification today, when I connected my Windows Phone to my laptop.

Customize the Password Policy In Windows 7

You might have seen on certain websites that for registering, you will have to enter a password that matches the criterion set by the website (for example a password should be minimum 8 characters long, should contain lower and upper [...]

How to restrict the number of Login attempts in Windows 7

Most of the web services that require a login have a specified number of consecutive invalid login attempts allowed, after which you are restricted from further login attempts for a certain time period. This is to prevent a hacker from [...]

7 tips to secure your Windows Phone

After computers and laptops, it is now the mobile phones and the smartphones which are expected to bear the brunt of malware attacks. You may have heard of several recent reports of Android Phones being infected by malware. Basically the [...]

Windows security hole gives anyone access to computer without logging into User Account

Every week users are presented with new security bulletins for Windows 7, reminded of attacks via the internet, downloaded malware and many more of the various attacks users use to access someones computer. What is rarely talked about and of [...]

Security features and enhancements introduced in Microsoft Office 2010

Microsoft has released a Office 2010 Security Whitepaper on Keeping Enterprise Data Safe with Office 2010, and it is now available for download from Microsoft. This whitepaper highlights the new security features and enhancements introduced in Microsoft Office 2010 that [...]

Fix: Windows 7 does not detect installed antivirus software

If you have an antivirus software installed on your Windows 7, and still it does not detect it as being installed, you may want to apply this Hotfix and see if it helps you.

Facebook now offers HTTPS Browsing! Here’s how to activate it manually.

Amid all the criticism over privacy Facebook has added the ability to surf the popular social network securely using HTTPS. If you are constantly using Facebook through public access points this feature is highly recommended to insure your not leaving [...]

Announcing Zero Day: A Novel by Mark Russinovich

Most of us know Mark Russinovich. For those who don’t, Mark Russinovich works at Microsoft in the Windows Azure product team as a Technical Fellow, Microsoft’s senior-most technical position.

Microsoft introduces Tracking Protection in IE9 to make it even more secure

Microsoft sure has gone all out and geared itself up, to address the security concerns of netizens, while creating the new age browser – Internet Explorer 9. Not only is it safe and secure, it also gives you a beautiful [...]

Internet Explorer 9 is the most secure browser, blocks 99% malware

NSS Labs research shows that Internet Explorer 9 is able to either block or warn against 99% of socially-engineered malware. According to NSS Labs, “With a unique URL blocking score of 94% and over-time protection rating of 99%, Internet Explorer [...]

Microsoft recommends iLOOKBOTHWAYS, a free Internet Explorer add-on for Security Tips

Microsoft is recommending a cool new Internet Explorer add-on iLOOKBOTHWAYS, that offers online safety tips for you and your family. This calendar sends you a reminder at the beginning of each month to help you take action on important online [...]

What is the Download Reputation feature in Internet Explorer 9?

Since Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft has introduced the SmartScreen feature which has over time delivered over a billion blocks to potentially dangerous downloads.

How to Enable or Disable SmartScreen Filter in Internet Explorer 9

By this time most of us must have downloaded the latest beta release of Internet Explorer 9 which was made public by Microsoft last week. So if you are using Internet Explorer and you want a better online experience with [...]

Generate report, troubleshoot technical Windows issues with Kaspersky GetSystemInfo

GetSystemInfo is a free tool from Kaspersky that lets you collect system information about your Windows computer, in order to troubleshoot technical issues.

How to use your Windows Laptop or Netbook as a Security Camera

In this article we will see how to make use of our Windows Netbooks & Laptops, as a security Camera for keeping an eye. For that matter, one can make use of your Desktop PC also if a webcam is [...]

Windows SteadyState will not be available for download after December 31, 2010

Windows SteadyState is a free tool from Microsoft that helps make shared computers easier to set up and manage. Windows SteadyState 2.5 is available on Windows XP and Windows Vista. Whether you manage computers in a school computer lab or [...]

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The Windows Club covers Windows 8, Windows 7, tips, tutorials, how-to's, features, freeware and more. It is created by Anand Khanse, a Microsoft MVP.