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- MS08-025: Microsoft Windows kernel vulnerable to local privilege escalation flaw
- From Microsoft: A local attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts. This is an important security update for all supported editions of Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server...
- Tags: Window, Microsoft Corp., Kernel, Flaw, Updates, Microsoft Windows, Security Administration, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-04-29
- iRider (52)
- iRider is the Web browser hailed for innovation by the New York Times, PC Magazine and Wired. It provides the most elegant multi-page browsing features available, going far beyond primitive "tabbed" browsing, letting you work with multiple pages and sites far faster--perfect for shopping, research and reference. Flip instantly through...
- Tags: Page, Wymea Bay, iRider, Security Administration, Patches, E-mail, Leadership, Performance Management, Web Browsers, Search, Security, Online Communications, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Internet
- Software downloads 2008-04-24
- Apple releases Safari 3.1.1 security update
- Under cover of darkness, Apple released Safari 3.1.1 via Software Update tonight. In typical Apple form the description is purposefully vague, recommending the update "for all Safari users" and telling us that it "includes improvements to stability, compatibility and security." A-ha. Apple's About the security content of...
- Tags: Apple Safari, Apple Inc., Security Administration, Apple Mac OS, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-04-16
- Almeza MultiSet Enterprise (exe)
- Quick Reinstalling Windows without any data loss. Almeza MultiSet automates installation of any version of Windows, complete with all the latest service packs, patches and security updates. It installs a pre-configured, ready-to-use operating system to all computers in your organization. Save weeks of monotonous work by installing and configuring all...
- Tags: Version, Unattended Installation Systems, Security Administration, Patches, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Security, Software
- Software downloads 2008-03-24
- Apple's week of patching: Camera compatibility flaw patched
- Apple on Friday shipped a security update for Aperture 2, iPhoto 7.1.2 with iLife Support 8.2. Here's what Apple had to say in an advisory about CVE-2008-0987: Viewing a maliciously crafted image may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution Description: ...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Security Update, Camera, Flaw, Security Administration, Patches, Security, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-20
- Jeff Jones (err Microsoft): Vista more secure than everything
- Microsoft's Jeff Jones is at it again with a report claiming that Vista is more secure than its predecessor--XP--and every other modern operating system out there. I know what you're going to say--Jones is a blowhard. He says what Microsoft wants to say but doesn't so the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Jeff Jones, Microsoft Corp., Analysis, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Security Administration, Security, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-24
- Vehicle Liquidation Company Reduces Security Exposure With Services Engagement
- IAA lacked the best practices and operational guidance needed to reliably perform security update deployments. As a result, some critical security updates were not deployed, leaving the company network vulnerable to external threats. IAA needed to implement new software update processes and best practices to reduce their operational risk and...
- Tags: Software, Microsoft Corp., Best Practice, Vehicle Liquidation Company, Software Update Management Engagement, Security Administration, Security
- Case studies 2007-12-19
- Miprice (exe)
- Miprice will calculate the correct markup for your business, whether you are a general business or professional. You can determine the correct markup to ensure you cover your overheads, and make a reasonable profit on the jobs you do or service you supply. You can calculate the hourly rate you...
- Tags: Markup, Security Administration, Patches, Recruitment & Selection, Sales Strategy, Corporate Communications, Security, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Sales, Marketing
- Software downloads 2007-11-13
- Incredimail Backup PRO (exe)
- Incredimail Backup PRO can extract your mail from Incredimail in EML format including all attachments. So you will be able to import your mails into Outlook and Outlook express. This utility will also enable you to restore all mail, which you had removed (even completely deleted mail) in Incredimail. You...
- Tags: IncrediMail, Microsoft Outlook, Groupware, Security Administration, Microsoft Office, Patches, Security, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software
- Software downloads 2007-11-09
- What's really broken with Windows Update - Trust
- On Friday I posted briefly about yet another potential problem with Windows Update (my ZDNet blogging colleague Mary Jo Foley covered the issue in greater detail here and here). Initial investigations of PCs at the PC Doc HQ have turned up no leads but I have discovered something else that...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Update, Mechanism, Problem, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Patches, Operating Systems, Security Administration, Software, Security, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2007-10-15
- Security Update for Visio 2002 (KB920816) (EXE)
- Microsoft has released a security update for Microsoft Visio 2002. Security Update for Visio 2002 (KB920816) addresses a vulnerability that could enable malicious code execution. Additionally, other fixes may be included in the update. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Microsoft Visio, Malicious Code, Microsoft Corp., Security, Security Administration, Viruses And Worms
- Software downloads 2007-10-11
- Update for Outlook 2003 (KB913807) (exe)
- This update to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 corrects a problem that may occur when you use the CreateItemFromTemplate method programmatically to create a form. This update includes previously released security updates for Outlook 2003. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Microsoft Outlook 2003, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office, E-mail Clients, Security Administration, Groupware, Office Suites, Software, Security, Enterprise Software
- Software downloads 2007-10-09
- Visual FoxPro 8.0 GDI+ Design-Time Update (exe)
- Visual FoxPro 8.0 design-time security update for buffer overrun vulnerability in JPEG Processing (GDI+). As a prerequisite, this update requires a released version of Visual FoxPro 8.0. This security update resolves a newly-discovered, privately reported vulnerability.A buffer overrun vulnerability exists in the processing of JPEG image formats that could allow...
- Tags: Buffer-overrun, JPEG, Microsoft Corp., Security Update, Security Administration, Patches, Security
- Software downloads 2007-10-05
- MS Patch Tuesday: 7 bulletins coming, 4 critical
- Next Tuesday's batch of security updates from Microsoft will include "critical" patches for worm holes in Windows, Internet Explorer, Office, Outlook Express and Windows Mail. In its advance notice mechanism, Microsoft announced plans to release seven bulletins on October 9, 2007. Four of the seven will be...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Bulletin, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook, Operating Systems, Security Administration, Microsoft Office, Software, Office Suites, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-10-04
- Running QuickTime 7.2 on Windows? Well, you better read this
- You wouldn't want to run an arbitrary code execution on your PC, now would you? I hear the reaction out there. "Of course not." If you are in the "of course not" camp, you will want to know that Apple's just posted a downloadable...
- Tags: Apple QuickTime, Apple Inc., Security Update, Microsoft Windows, Digital Music, Security Administration, Digital Media, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-10-04
- Security Update for Office 2000 Multilanguage Pack (KB920906) (exe)
- Microsoft has released a security update for Microsoft Office 2000 Japanese Multilanguage Pack. This update addresses a vulnerability that could enable malicious code execution. Additionally, other fixes may be included in the update. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Malicious Code, Microsoft Office 2000, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Security Administration, Security, Viruses And Worms, Office Suites, Software
- Software downloads 2007-10-02
- Best to avoid iPhone update 1.1.1 if you can
- A quick look at Apple's iPhone support forum seems to suggest that the latest firmware update for the iPhone (version 1.1.1, informally codenamed "Bricker") is toxic to both locked and unlocked handsets. If I had an iPhone, there's no way I'd be installing the latest update on...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Security Administration, Patches, Security, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2007-09-28
- Apple releases iPhone update - Trashes some unlocked iPhones
- [Updated: Sept 27, 2007 @ 3.05 pm - Kent has posted a photo of his bricked iPhone. That bricking looks optimistic to me ... as long as it connects to the PC via the dock OK I'm confident that the hackers will have a...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Security Administration, Patches, Wireless LANs, Security, Wireless, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2007-09-27
- Hardening the Network and Streamlining Security Administration With Symantec Enables City to Expand Web-Based Services
- While expanding its network services, Comune di Milano was hit with a series of malicious code attacks. Turning to Symantec for comprehensive enterprise security solutions has enabled the city to end significant disruption from malicious code for all but the oldest systems, regain 41,000 hours in employee productivity lost to...
- Tags: Malicious Code, Web, Security Administration, Symantec Corp., Enterprise Security, Network, Security, Viruses And Worms
- Case studies 2007-09-26
- Security Update for Office 2000 (KB920906) (exe)
- Microsoft has released a security update for Microsoft Office 2000. This update addresses a vulnerability that could enable malicious code execution. Additionally, other fixes may be included in the update. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Malicious Code, Microsoft Office 2000, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Security Administration, Security, Viruses And Worms, Office Suites, Software
- Software downloads 2007-09-20
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