Breaking into Microsoft - "Tougher than you think!"

Virus and Security News - 04 December 2003

Microsoft Reveals Internal Security Techniques

In a recent security Webcast, Microsoft revealed that attackers subject the company to 2500 to 3000 electronic attacks every day--or almost 100,000 a month.

Despite this, the last successful break in occurred more than 3 years ago during the infamous October 2000 security breach.

Microsoft says the company's biggest security risk isn't external electronic attacks of its Web and external network; it is the large number of of mobile workers and partners (some 60,000) who access the company's 175 remote Access Points (APs) on a regular basis.

To view this and other security Webcasts, visit the URL below. The aforementioned Webcast is titled "ShopTalk: IT Security Webcast" and first aired on December 1.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/webcasts/default.asp

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