At the Black Hat USA 2010 conference, Microsoft Corp. announced that it will extend its Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) to include vulnerability information sharing from Adobe Systems Inc. Microsoft also discussed the new policy of coordinated vulnerability disclosure — a reframing of responsible disclosure — and introduced new tools and guidance that will improve online security for customers.
The Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR) is a comprehensive and wide-ranging study of the evolving threat landscape, and addresses such topics as software vulnerability disclosures and exploits, malicious software (malware), and potentially unwanted software.
Activation pairs your product key with your hardware configuration and helps verify that your copy of Windows hasn’t been used on more computers than the Microsoft Software License Terms allow. Usually, you need to activate Windows only once, unless you make a significant hardware change.
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Many times you heard that there are OEM Licenses, Retail products keys, Academic Keys etc. and some of us really confused that what is the real difference between these keys. They all are the keys of a same product but why are they categorized like that ?
The Product keys of Microsoft products are categorized on the basis of there customers. Below is a listing of Product Key types, along with descriptions. Some keys are only available to certain customer types.






