5 ways to protect your Microsoft account
Your Microsoft account (formerly your Windows Live ID) is the combination of an email address and a password that you use to sign in to services such as Xbox LIVE and Outlook.
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Go beyond data protection with Microsoft Purview
Govern, protect, and manage all of your data with Microsoft Purview, comprehensive solutions to help give you better visibility and control.
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Reliability Series #1: Reliability vs. resilience
Whenever I speak to customers and partners about reliability I’m reminded that while objectives and priorities differ between organizations and customers, at the end of the day, everyone wants their service to work. -
How do I know if I already have antivirus software?
If your computer is running Windows 8, you already have antivirus software. -
Enterprise Threat Encounters: Scenarios and Recommendations – Part 1
Many of the IT Professionals that contact our customer service and support group have common questions related to security incidents and are seeking guidance on how to mitigate threats from determined adversaries.
Streamline privacy management with Microsoft Priva
Protect and govern personal information, reduce privacy risks, and manage subject rights requests at scale with Microsoft Priva privacy risk management solutions.
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Parental controls in Xbox One
Xbox One is the newest all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft. -
5 reasons NOT to share personal information on a website
Knowing when to trust a website depends in part on who publishes it, what information they want, and what you want from the site. -
Can I use Microsoft Security Essentials with Windows 8?
A reader writes: Can I use Microsoft Security Essentials with Windows 8? No—but you don’t need to. -
What is a Microsoft account?
A Microsoft account (formerly known as a Windows Live ID) is a single email address and password you use to sign in to various Microsoft products and services. Simplify endpoint management with Microsoft Intune
Microsoft Intune is a cloud-based unified endpoint management platform that empowers IT to manage, assess, and protect apps and devices.
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Watch out for fake Java updates
You may have seen reports about security alerts for Java recently. -
Microsoft’s Free Security Tools – URLScan Security Tool
One of the best ways to keep potentially malicious Internet traffic from attacking your Internet Information Services (IIS) Web server is to keep it from getting to the Web server service. -
Fraud alert: Microsoft Services Agreement email scam
We’ve received reports of a recent email scam that spoofs the Microsoft Services Agreement. -
“Fix it” available for Internet Explorer
Today we released a downloadable tool called a “Fix it” for Internet Explorer.
