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MS Patch Tuesday: 9 bulletins, 6 rated critical

MS Patch Tuesday: 9 bulletins, 6 rated criticalChalk up another win for Vista.All the vulnerabilities affecting the desktop OS are mitigated through standard user rights and Protected Mode.what about netbooks?So people who are running XP on their shiny, new netbooks are out of luck? MS just says "sorry we...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows 7, Operating systems, netbook, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-07-14

MS Patch Tuesday: 8 bulletins, 20 vulnerabilities

MS Patch Tuesday: 8 bulletins, 20 vulnerabilitiesyet another reason to use Vista"Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights"==> In Vista all users have limited privileges by default thanks to UAC: yet another...

Tags: SECURITY, Operating systems, vulnerability, MS Patch Tuesday, MS patch, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-04-14

MS Patch Tuesday whopper: 28 vulnerabilities in Windows, IE, Office

MS Patch Tuesday whopper: 28 vulnerabilities in Windows, IE, OfficeMS Patch Tuesday whopper: 28 vulnerabilities in Windows, IE, OfficeMicrosoft should be praised for catching this many flaws and fixing them in a timely manner. Think of all the time and research that went in to get 28 patches out. ...

Tags: Patches, SECURITY, Operating systems, Zune Software, vulnerability, whopper, MS Patch Tuesday whopper, MS Patch Tuesday, Microsoft Zune, Windows IE, MS patch, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., patch management, Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2008-12-09

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

MS Patch Tuesday: Critical Windows, Office flaws fixed

MS Patch Tuesday: Critical Windows, Office flaws fixedSounds like they were pushedThe MS08-068 sounds like it had a temporary fix which may or may not work. Oh what fun I have trying to get these rolled out again.RE: MS Patch Tuesday: Critical Windows, Office flaws fixedI checked and the...

Tags: Patches, Microsoft Outlook, SECURITY, Microsoft Office, MS Patch Tuesday, MS patch, Critical Windows Office flaw, Critical Windows Office, Microsoft Corp., flaw

Discussion threads 2008-11-12

MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 11 bulletins, 4 critical

MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 11 bulletins, 4 criticalFunny...Looks like none of the usual trolls want to touch this one. Not after this disaster:http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2017Eeewww! There we go again !! ntEeewww! There we go again !! nt

Tags: MS Patch Tuesday, MS patch, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-10

MS Patch Tuesday: 8 critical security holes patched

MS Patch Tuesday: 8 critical security holes patchedNice to see the community at work... helping to keep MSFT software secure :-)What do I think ... I think that was the root ......of the September 8 meltdown of the London Stock Exchange."Did Microsoft 'patch' play a part in London Stock Exchange...

Tags: MS Patch Tuesday, MS patch, Microsoft Corp., security

Discussion threads 2008-09-09

MS Patch Tuesday: Critical IE, Office, Excel patches coming

MS Patch Tuesday: Critical IE, Office, Excel patches comingupdate to MSupdate ..any news on when the update to ms-update is being releasedI have to vent about vistaI couldn;t understand why everyone hated it, I hadn;t used it and bought it. It seemd great, less laggy and more stable than...

Tags: VPNs, Patches, Network security, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Microsoft Corp., Office Excel patch, Critical IE, VPN, Office Excel, MS Patch Tuesday, MS patch, patch management, Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2008-08-07

Critical IE, Bluetooth, DirectX flaws highlight MS Patch Tuesday

Critical IE, Bluetooth, DirectX flaws highlight MS Patch TuesdayWhich only execute with the privileges of......the logged on user. IOW standard user privileges thus they cannot harm the system though I personally think data is more valuable but it makes removing easy.Once again if you're looking for a reason to upgrade...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Critical IE, DirectX flaw, MS Patch Tuesday, MS patch, DirectX, flaw, Bluetooth, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-06-10

MS Patch Tuesday: 7 bulletins coming, 4 critical

MS Patch Tuesday: 7 bulletins coming, 4 criticalHow LongBefore the fanbois get in a Windows vs. Linux fight?I say 30 minutes.RE: MS Patch Tuesday: 7 bulletins coming, 4 criticalI hope that they will have fixes for Windows Movie Maker and DVD Maker.....mine has never worked! Very frustrating. Any...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, MS Patch Tuesday, MS patch, bulletin, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-10-04

Additional Resources

News to know: Windows 7; Google Dashboard; Driving while texting; Steve Jobs; Droid

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: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic" Dana Blankenhorn: What the Google Privacy Dashboard can...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Google Inc., Web, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Mary Jo Foley, Dashboard, Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-11-06

Patch Tuesday heads-up: Critical MS Office patches coming

Office for Mac also affected...So where are the rants from Windows zealots who scream blue murder every time there's a patch for possible exploits of iTunes on Windows?Oh, that's right, faulty Microsoft software on OS X must be Apple's fault. Forgot that.Critical bulletins for Vista and Windows 7Vista/Server2008: 1 bulletinWindows...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, patch management, Microsoft Office, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, marketing, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Patch Tuesday heads-up: Critical MS Office patches coming

Microsoft plans to release six security bulletins next week to fix at least 15 serious vulnerabilities that could expose Windows users to malicious hacker attacks. by Ryan Naraine

Tags: Microsoft Office, Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Hacking, Patches, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-11-05

Mozilla blocks dangerous MS .NET Firefox add-on

RE: Mozilla blocks dangerous MS .NET Firefox add-onIf it had to be blacklisted or not I really don't care now. Implementing code without end user permission is enough reason. We all know MS ways so I am glad Mozilla people used this way and hope they keep doing it in...

Tags: Web browsers, .NET, Linux Distro, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Corp., MS .NET Firefox add-on, MS .NET, vunerability, plug-in

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Windows 7 stability and reliability update available for download

It use to be called ...... a Service Pack. I guess it's to soon for that, it would not have looked good before the launch, so they renamed it.^o^RE: Windows 7 stability and reliability update available for downloadlooks like to me that it was not tested thoroughly. Although I...

Tags: Patches, Operating systems, service pack, released to manufacturing, operating system, patch management, Win7, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Snow Leopard

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

News to know: Intel; Microsoft; Cisco; Google Voice; Postini; Nokia

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. Larry Dignan: Intel: Solid third quarter; Sees brighter prospects ahead Sam Diaz: Analysts interested in Intel's 2010, not just...

Tags: Google Inc., Postini Corp., Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., Voice, Camcorder, Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, 3G, Data Centers, Wiki, Operating Systems, Software, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Online Communications

Blog posts 2009-10-14

Patch Tuesday: MS plugs critical IE, Windows Media Player holes

Is MS going to pay for my Gb/month overage?With ISPs grasping for profits I see the day when the "download cost" of these mega-patches become an issue!RE: Patch Tuesday: MS plugs critical IE, Windows Media Player holesWow, my Microsoft software is sure to be secure now.GOOD JOB!If only other manufacturers...

Tags: Patches, Microsoft Internet Explorer, media player, patch management, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

Patch Tuesday: MS plugs critical IE, Windows Media Player holes

Microsoft today released its largest ever batch of Patch Tuesday updates to fix a whopping 34 security holes in a wide range of widely deployed software products. by Ryan Naraine

Tags: Microsoft Windows Media Player, Windows Media, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Media Player, Digital Music, Digital Media, Media Players, Security, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-10-13

Google hijacks Internet Explorer with Chrome Frame

IE is already up to the speed... and the plugin enabling it is SilverLight."Hello XAML, and byebye HTML garbage." So says M$.That's sarcasm, right?If not, you know very well that Idiot Exploiter is far more obsolete than any other actively maintained browser. Just like windows.Microsoft will send out and update.Microsoft...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Chrome, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web browser

Discussion threads 2009-09-22

Should "Patch Tuesday" updates include a free virus scan?

No, because if Microsoft was to offer such a service the other antivirus companies will cry about it and more antitrust issues will come up. I really don't think Microsoft would be able to do it from a legal stand point. There may also be an issue of conflicting...

Tags: Scanners, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, A/V software, Microsoft Corp., MSRT, virus

Discussion threads 2009-09-21