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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

Additional Resources

Coming on Patch Tuesday: 8 bulletins, 6 critical

The final Microsoft Patch Tuesday for 2008 will be a big one: 8 bulletins covering serious code execution flaws in a wide range of ubiquitous software. According to the company's advance notice mechanism,  six of the eight bulletins will be rated "critical," Microsoft's highest severity rating. The...

Tags: Flaw, Microsoft Corp., Bulletin, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-12-05

Harden Facebook? Sure, but where to start?

* Ryan Naraine is traveling. Guest editorial by Paul F. Roberts You may have heard the news that everybody's favorite social network, Facebook, won a big legal settlement on Monday against spammers who were using the 100 million strong network to distribute what the...

Tags: Facebook, Application, Network, Attack, Social Networking, Networking, Security, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-12-05

Let's be smart about patching databases

* Ryan Naraine is traveling. Guest editorial by Slavik Markovich Every quarter, around the time of the Oracle Critical Patch Update CPU or the Microsoft "Patch Tuesday," rituals take place – some behind closed doors, others in the media. Web sites report of the...

Tags: Risk, Oracle Corp., Patch Management, Storage, Strategy, Databases, Security, Hardware, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-12-03

Roadmap: Open source to take over mainstream IT

Roadmap: Open source to take over mainstream ITDelusion DayJust saying it every year for the last decade does not make it any more real.If Linux desktop ever gets to 1% global usage, it will still be irrelevant.Who's deluded?It's already happening and will continue to proliferate.I can understand how some people...

Tags: Desktops, open source, information technology

Discussion threads 2008-12-03

Who are the John Does that Apple is looking for?

Who are the John Does that Apple is looking for?Your #2 suggestion is most likely the correct oneConsidering that Apple is using the DMCA to go after Wiki sites that [b]dare[/b] discuss iTunes, it isn't hard to believe that Apple wants to sue anyone and everyone who dares tinker with...

Tags: Wiki, Linux, Digital music, Digital media, Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, UNIX, Apple Inc., John Does, software, Apple iPod, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-12-03

Almost every Windows PC contains at least one insecure program

Almost every Windows PC contains at least one insecure programI Think Obviously Not Windows-OnlyWell, I hope it was a case of the surveyors or researchers appropriately delimiting their sample. As to the ZDNet headline writers, perhaps, here, we meet our Dr. Pavlov.I was facilitating a skype roll-out at the office...

Tags: Operating systems, PC, insecure program, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Windows PC

Discussion threads 2008-12-03

Microsoft's Live Search (finally) adds malware warnings

Microsoft's Live Search finally adds malware warningsTired of headers like thatTo be a reporter or journalist you must be an objective person. Looks like you have issues with Microsoft. Im sick of the people who doesnt see the good side.Re: Tired of headers like thatAll my Microsoft issues -- if...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Corp., malware warning, Microsoft Live Search, malware

Discussion threads 2008-12-03

Microsoft's OOXML viewers, translators, SDK to help interop with Firefox, OpenOffice?

Microsoft's OOXML viewers, translators, SDK to help interop with Firefox, OpenOffice?Microsoft announcement URL, pleaseThe link provided in the article text merely jumps to another ZDNet news posting that also fails to provide a link to MS content.It is just that everybody stopped using .docx format, since most people cannot read...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft OOXML, Office Open XML, OpenOffice, SDK, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2008-12-03

Apple: Don't believe the iPhone 3G truth

Apple: Don't believe the iPhone 3G truthApple's sounding...and acting...more like M$ every day.Arrogance abounds to the core.RE: Apple: Don't believe the iPhone 3G truthha ha ha ha ha. Someone actually beleives Steve's Ad's? Rofl.NopeApple is sounding...and acting...just like Apple. The folks at Microsoft are amateurs compared to...

Tags: Cellular phones, Apple Inc., iPhone 3G truth, Apple iPhone 3G, 3G, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2008-12-03

Microsoft boosts OOXML compatibility

Microsoft boosts OOXML compatibilityI really do not know anybody using OOXML. Because of the problems, almosteverybody using the new version of MS Office has switched it to always save in .doc format. I got some .docx attachments at first, but, that has pretty much stopped, as people realize that there...

Tags: Office Open XML, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-12-03

Microsoft disparages open-source TCO with year-old case study

Microsoft disparages open-source TCO with year-old case study1.48 Million?!Does the study actually list where this kind of money was saved? Because I honestly do not see it. There would have to be a HUGE difference in IT cost to account for that.RE: Microsoft disparages open-source TCO with year-old case studySounds...

Tags: ROI/TCO, Microsoft Corp., TCO, open source

Discussion threads 2008-12-03

Should Apple worry about Songbird 1.0

Should Apple worry about Songbird 1.0Once again, hijacking some elses workApple poured millions to develop the iPod hardware and the underlying software. It **at the insistance of the music industry** incorporated DRM.And now what? The songbird people think they are entitled to access all those iPods?And don't start about the...

Tags: Digital music, Tools & Techniques, Digital media, Media players, Game players, Web browsers, Apple Inc., Songbird, software, Apple iPod, hardware

Discussion threads 2008-12-03