To steal someone's identity no longer requires forged birth certificates or smudged photographs in driver's licences but a smattering of technical knowledge. Traditionally, taking someone's identity or creating a new one meant using their passports...
PC vendors are pinning their hopes in Windows XP to revive a flagging desktop market. He said: "We expect Windows XP to bring new excitement to the PC market. A spokesman for John Lewis said PC sales had been slow in the last two weeks as customers...
It need be more than digital certificates. A Microsoft spokeswoman said: "'Info-card', a code name for a technology Microsoft previewed at the 2003 PDC, is one of many efforts currently under development and evaluation.
Contrary to HP's advice, Microsoft claims that even if XP recovery files on the hard drive are damaged or lost, the company can use its authentication technology to identify legitimate users and replace the OS for free.
An InfoCard client on the PC will connect with websites that need information for authentication or transactions. Microsoft has described InfoCard as a technology that gives users a single place to manage authentication and payment information, in...
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates predicted the demise of the traditional password because it cannot "meet the challenge" of keeping critical information secure. People use the same password on different systems, they write them down and they just don...
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