New software, such as Windows Server 2003, slated for release in April, should be more hacker-proof than any other version, Microsoft’s Steve Lipner said, just as Windows XP is considered Microsoft’s most stable PC operating system yet. As the company whose software runs more than 90 percent of all personal computers, Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) is the constant target of hackers — and these days, of irate network administrators. Almost every major Internet attack in recent years — computer “worms” and other bugs with names such as Slammer, Code Red and Nimda — was directed at servers using Microsoft’s software. Among hackers, the company’s products are favorite targets not just because they’re so widely used, but also because they’re known to have flaws. Full Story
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