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Four 'important' Microsoft patches due Tuesday Microsoft will release four security patches for its Windows, Exchange, and SQL products next Tuesday, all rated "important."The Exchange and SQL flaws are "Elevation of Privilege" bugs, meaning that an attacker Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft patched critical Windows bug in XP SP3 early The appearance and disappearance of a Windows XP installation snafu indicates that Microsoft patched a critical vulnerability in XP's still-unfinished Service Pack 3 (SP3) weeks before it fixed any other version of Windows. The glitch, which sent some PCs into an endl Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Top 10: iPhone 3G, DNS flaw, Microsoft's cloud Apple stole the IT news show yet again this week with the Friday launch of the iPhone 3G in 22 countries. But there was other news as well, including warnings that a DNS vulnerability really is serious and the ouster by VMware's board of cofounder and CEO Diane Greene Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft scrambles to quash 'friendly' worm story Microsoft is moving to counter some scathing comments regarding a security paper authored by researchers at its Cambridge, England, facility.The paper, "Sampling Strategies for Epidemic-Style Information Dissemi Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Red Hat and Firefox more buggy than Microsoft Secunia has found that the number of security bugs in the open source Red Hat Linux operating system and Firefox browsers far outstripped comparable products from Microsoft last year.In a report released this we Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft re-issues July WSUS patch Microsoft Wednesday re-issued a July fix for a bug that had prevented some network administrators from using the company's primary business patch management tool to deploy security updates.The patch, which was p Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Attack code posted for Microsoft Works bug Just one day after Microsoft issued a massive set of security patches for its software, hackers have begun posting code showing how to exploit one of the flaws.The proof-of-concept code, posted Wednesday to the Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft sets Windows XP SP3 automatic download for Thursday The vague timetable that Microsoft gave Monday for pushing out Windows XP SP3 to most users got specific Tuesday as the company quietly said it would release the upgrade on Thursday at 10 a.m. PDT.Microsoft will Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft issues wrong update for Exchange 2007 Microsoft last week confirmed that it inadvertently released a pre-release version of an Exchange Server 2007 update that could push servers into an endless series of crashes.The Update Rollup 4 for Exchange Ser Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Top 10: Moto split, Mac hack, Microsoft secrets Conferences this week put the spotlight on security news with a MacBook Air being hacked in two minutes during a competition and research finding that Microsoft patches holes faster than Apple. Otherwise, H-1B visas were back in the news, word seeped out that Microsof Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Oracle patches 41 security flaws in database, other products Oracle released 41 security fixes for its flagship database and several other products Tuesday, including 15 patches for vulnerabilities that can be exploited remotely without a username or password.The presence Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Oracle to release 45 security patches Tuesday Oracle will release 45 critical security fixes on Tuesday, the company announced Thursday.Among the affected products are Oracle's database; its TimesTen in-memory database; Oracle Application Server; a number o Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft GM to Yahoo: Good-bye to you While Yahoo would have given Microsoft's Internet business an immediate boost, Microsoft has closed that chapter and is focused on moving forward, a Microsoft official said Tuesday."We have a lot of opportunity Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Study: Four in Five Business PCs Not Fully Secured A check by a security firm finds a large number of business computer users aren't bothering with important patches. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Internet.com |
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Microsoft warns users of coming update to Windows Update Microsoft has announced it will upgrade Windows' update mechanism later this month, a warning that comes nearly a year after the company issued a similar upgrade without informing users.Last September, reports o Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft fixes month-old WSUS patch snafu Microsoft has issued a fix for a flaw that had blocked users from grabbing security patches through Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) for several weeks.The hotfix, which Microsoft outlined in a support docum Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft updates squash four critical bugs Patch Tuesday calls for Windows and Office disinfectant Microsoft on Tuesday issued updates to plug a half-dozen security holes, four of which were rated critical.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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MS preps four critical updates for September Patch Tuesday train chugs into view Microsoft plans to release four security bulletins next Tuesday as part of the September edition of its monthly Patch Tuesday update cycle.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Update: Microsoft and Novell extend Linux partnership Microsoft said Wednesday it would purchase up to $100 million in coupons for Suse Linux support from Novell, furthering a controversial 2006 partnership aimed at customers who run both Windows and Linux in their server environments. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Four U.S. newspaper companies form online ad partnership Four major U.S. newspaper chains launched an online advertising network on Friday that will let advertisers book national campaigns through a single point of contact, reaching 50 million people a month across the U.S. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |