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Microsoft mulls early IE patch release

Microsoft mulls early IE patch releaseHhhmmm..checked todays updates, check not running as root, checkCLAM Antivirus, checkfirewall, checkkonquerer, ...

Tags: Web browsers, Patches, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, ClamAV, Microsoft Corp., IE patch release, Microsoft Internet Explorer, early IE patch, IE Patch, SVG, Linux, virus, patch, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7

Discussion threads 2006-09-25

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News to know: Intel; Microsoft layoffs; Motorola, Palm; Oracle-Sun; MSN

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion Mary Jo Foley: Are the Microsoft...

Tags: Layoff, MSN, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Motorola Inc., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, Storage, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Data Management

Blog posts 2009-11-05

Windows 7 security default worries experts

How many Windows 7 does it take...How many dribble articles about Windows 7 canthere be in one week.I heard Windows 7 is now helping the economy andit has changed global warming to global cooling.So the polar bears are now SAFE!!! Way to go Windows 7 it is like the messiah...

Tags: Operating systems, Ubunutu, Microsoft Windows 7, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Win7

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Near-final IE 8 test build ready for download

Near-final IE 8 test build ready for downloadToo earlyNothing on download pages, also please double-check your links...I quite like IE8There are a couple features in there that I like more than Firefox, like tab grouping. Accelerators are also quite good. I still think Firefox + GMarks + NoScript + AdBlock...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Near-final IE 8, IE8, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-01-26

News to know: Microsoft patches; Office 14; Intuit; SAP

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Office 14: The near silence is deafening Ryan Naraine: Hackers exploiting unpatched IE 7 flaw to launch drive-by attacks MS Patch...

Tags: Intuit Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Office, Patch Management, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., E-mail, Microsoft Windows, Online Communications, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-12-10

MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 8 critical bulletins

MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 8 critical bulletinsInstead of patch Tuesday......it should be called 'Patch whenever we feel like it'. With the billions that they have made off of the Windows OS you would think things would be patched as soon as found. Not M$. Thank God...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Patches, Patch Tuesday, MS Patch Tuesday heads-up, critical bulletin, MS Patch Tuesday, MS patch, heads-up, Microsoft Corp., bulletin

Discussion threads 2008-12-05

Apple fixes 12 Safari security flaws

Apple fixes 12 Safari security flawsApple engineers are an odd bunchApple zealots praise Apple because Apple releases a patch [b]as soon as it is ready[/b] instead of waiting until they can bundle it up in a package that is more convenient to end users. What I find interesting about Apple...

Tags: Viruses and worms, Patches, SAY IT, Apple Inc., Apple fixes 12 Safari security flaw, Apple fixes 12 Safari, Apple Fixes, security flaw, security, Apple Macintosh, Apple Engineers, flaw

Discussion threads 2008-11-13

Is Apple building a search engine?

Is Apple building a search engine?MS does not blank.... it just lacks imagination.Now what I found funny is that NonZ went to great lengths to try and slam Apple but his descriptions sort of sounded very MS in nature to my eyes and ears. After all complicated is a...

Tags: SEARCH, Apple Inc., Apple Building, search engine, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-11-13

News to know: SAP; Microsoft patches; Nvidia; iPhone

Notable headlines: Dennis Howlett: SAP: Oracle price-gouges customers even more than we do Michael Krigsman: Business Objects Influencer Summit: Strategy to execution Larry Dignan: Microsoft plugs IE, Office in big patch haul Roland Piquepaille: No more need for...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, NVidia Corp., Patch Management, SAP AG, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, 3G, E-books, Web Browsers, Linux, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-08-13

Microsoft joins 'patch DNS now' chant; Apple patch missing

Microsoft joins 'patch DNS now' chant; Apple patch missingI couldn't make this stuff up if I triedSeriously, I'm not that creative.[url=http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12691-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=48138&messageID=898138] Apple fan explains why Apple isn't responsible for PWN2OWN vulnerability [/url][i]A Perl exploit isn't an Apple bug, anymore than the Flash exploit on the Vista machine was a Microsoft...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Domain names, Apple Mac OS, Operating systems, DNS, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-25

Is Hyper-V ready for the Windows desktop?

Is Hyper-V ready for the Windows desktop?Is Hyper-V ready for the Windows desktop?By what the article says, it should be able to do the job. On the other hand, considering that Windows 7 is going to be based on Server '07 rather than an all-new platform, will it really be...

Tags: Operating systems, Hyper-V, Microsoft Windows, Windows Desktop, desktop, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-04-17

Microsoft patches Vista, Windows Server 2008, IE

Microsoft patches Vista, Windows Server 2008, IEWhoa!!Symantec actually found a vulnerability?? Does this mean they are still on top of things? Still relevant? I thought these would all have been found by guys named Sergei or Ivan, somewhere in Europe...or maybe by some former M$ employee who...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft patches Vista Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Patches, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-04-08

IE gets security makeover in Patch Tuesday batch

Microsoft's final batch of patches for 2007 has been released to cover at least 11 security vulnerabilities that put millions of users at risk of remote code execution attacks. The December updates includes a "critical" bulletin with patches for at least four flaws affecting Internet Explorer and...

Tags: Windows Media, Attacker, Vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Bulletin, December Update, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Digital Music, Digital Media, Security, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2007-12-11

Appliance computing

Appliance computingAppliances versus ComputersMy Korg X5 music workstation must have a microprocessor in it but I have no idea what and presumably has an operating system that one never sees or needs to know about, it "boots" instantly and has been working reliably for more than 10 years. I also...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, E-mail, Operating systems, computer, operating system

Discussion threads 2007-07-26

Apple's iPhone vulnerable to hackers: report

Apple's iPhone vulnerable to hackers: reportWhere's the beef?Exactly what is the exploit?Design Flaw From The Start - No Java; WiMaxFriday, I concluded that the iPhone would not be enhanced in any way owing to the replacement of WiFi with WiMax and Job's refusal to entertain Java in the browser. In...

Tags: Programming languages, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Apple Inc., job, Apple iPhone, Java, phone, hacker

Discussion threads 2007-07-23

Opera plugs nasty code execution hole

Opera plugs nasty code execution holeOuch, even the best get hammered sometimesI hope this isn't the start of the slippery slope...Good reporting Ryan!Ready to update allLike the previous poster said, I hope this isn't the start of a slipery slope, or the tip of the iceberg.Yep, but look how...

Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera Software ASA, security, Web browser

Discussion threads 2007-07-19

News to know: Microsoft vs. DOJ, Google; Ubuntu media support; Zoho; Motorola CTO

Notable headlines:Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft to address Google search complaint in Vista SP1. Microsoft agrees to change Vista desktop search.Microsoft bails on Vista virtualization licensing changes. The virtualization flip flop.Gallery right: Media support in Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn.Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: The key to getting more Windows users to switch to Linux....

Tags: News to know, General

Blog posts 2007-06-20

Exploit Wednesday follows MS Patch Tuesday

Exploit Wednesday follows MS Patch TuesdayDon't forget the rules!These are non-issues according to the following rules:1. User level exploit on Vista.2. PoC only.3. Requires user intervention.4. Already patched.Vista...100% unscathed so far.ROFL![i]These provide a roadmap for attackers to launch remote attacks to take complete control of an Windows machine.[/i]Oh, there's the...

Tags: Patches, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Middleware, SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., patch management, ActiveX, MS patch, Microsoft Windows Vista, Exploit Wednesday

Discussion threads 2007-06-13

Vista Service Pack 1: It lives

Vista Service Pack 1: It livesThose with dialup[ will not like no SP1 option.A SP1 option that can be installed later, locally, really helps those with slow or unreliable connections. You know, those folks that live out in the rural areas that are last to get the service for example....

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), roll-up, SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista, service pack

Discussion threads 2007-05-17

ANI attack update: Rootkits, 'Hot Britney pics' spam

ANI attack update: Rootkits, 'Hot Britney pics' spamAnd this all could have been avoided...In less then a few days this "no big deal" vulnerability has sure worked its way up the food chain into something that has some extreme potential. The patch is out now, finally, but I don't know...

Tags: Rootkits, E-mail, Spam, Web site development, Cyberthreats, JavaScript, Hot Britney, ANI, rootkit

Discussion threads 2007-04-03