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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

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

MS patch is nine months late

MS patch is nine months lateToo Late!!!Hi Clay, I believe that's always been the way M$ has mostly always handled things..., (the 4 "L's"). Too Long, Too Lax, Too Little, Too Late. Anytime your 'Significant Other' can birth a baby, (from it's conception)..., in the 'Same' time it takes M$...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., MS patch

Discussion threads 2004-07-07

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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

Microsoft fixes IE patch again

A Patch To Fix A PatchMicrosoft is up to its old tricks again.Yes, Microsoft IS up to its old tricks...... fixing things that don't work, repairing broken code, and generally looking after its customers. Too bad they can't do the same for you. (Fixing things that don't work)@Confused...

Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Network technology, Telecom & Utilities, Microsoft fixes IE, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Fixes

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

(Gallery: A visit to Microsoft's first store)

Another copy-and-paste by MSntImage 12Just what is that? Do you sit at the "kit" and play it somehow? Looks cool.RE: (Gallery: A visit to Microsoft's first store)It is an almost exact copy of an Apple store... Take the Apple store and remove the Genius bar, and you get the...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., first store, Gallery, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Dear Microsoft: What's the deal with Windows 7 upgrades?

Location?38.921473?N 77.066946?WYep, same here ...... stonewalled at every turn. With you ...... I can see, because you've been pulling on Microsoft's scab lately. But in Ed's case, I don't know why they would treat him like that.^o^Message has been deleted..Believe it or not ...... it makes little difference. The...

Tags: upgrade media, reverse engineering, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Ding Dong, The Vista's DEAD!

Vista is still alive here..."Vista definitely improved"Vista-preinstalled SP1/SP2 Just Works, so I have no immediate plans to upgrade to Windows 7. Right now, I don't want to tempt fate.I don't see why people get all emo over Vista's UAC. It doesn't bother me.Yes, everyone says that Windows 7 is better...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2009-10-24

Was Windows 7 totally your idea?

W7: Whose ideas?It is pretty clear that Apple and Microsoft "borrow" from each other. I don't think that's a problem, all competitors "borrow" each others' ideas and the consumer wins.What is clear, though, is that Microsoft did listen to alot of people but it wasn't those people that use...

Tags: Desktops, Crispin, Microsoft Corp., PC, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-22