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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
Software that automatically fixes itself, without shutting down: A team of researchers have presented new software, called ClearView, that automatically patches errors in deployed software in a matter of minutes. by Chris Jablonski; Tags: Software, Patch Management, Patches, Tools & Techniques, Management, Chris Jablonski; Blog posts 2009-10-28
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
Does software piracy lead to higher malware infection rates?: Yes it does, at least according to a recently released report by the Business Software Alliance BSA which basically correlates data on the known piracy rates for particular countries and their malware infection rates, using public sources. The rationale behind their claims is fairly simple - users...; Tags: Software Piracy, Patch Management, Malware, Malware Infection Rate, Infection Rate, Patches, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Dancho Danchev; 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
Why Free Patch Management Tools Could Cost You More: As organizations look to keep operating expenses down, "free" technology solutions start to look more attractive. However, when choosing a solution for patching your systems and servers, it is important to consider the total cost of ownership TCO and the difference in key capabilities between point patching products and comprehensive...; Tags: Patch Management, TCO, Kace, Patches, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting; White papers 2009-10-12
Google patches Android DoS vulnerabilities: Google has shipped a new version of the Android open-source mobile phone platform to fix a pair of security flaws that could lead to denial-of-service attacks. by Ryan Naraine; Tags: Google Inc., Mobile, DOS, Vulnerability, Patch Management, Cell Phone, Cellular Phones, Open Source, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2009-10-09
Monster Patch Tuesday on tap: 13 bulletins, 34 vulnerabilities: Wow, FTP and SMBv2 vulnerabilities sound serious!!!I presume that by default, both of these services are on, accepting connections, and that the firewall is configured to let all of this traffic through?Not that serious -- 1. ftp is not on by default one must enable it2. smbv2 is on by...; Tags: Patches, SECURITY, Monster, SMBv2, patch management, vulnerability; Discussion threads 2009-10-08
LANrev 5.2.1 (Mac): LANrev Network Management includes tools for Application Management, Change and Configuration Management, and automated Patch Management. LANrev collects and reports hundreds of details about your computers and software; monitors software license compliance; automates distribution and installation of applications, updates and patches; and lets you remotely configure all managed systems....; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Compliance, Patch Management, LANrev LP, LANrev Network Management, LANrev, Patches, Productivity, Apple Mac OS X, Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS; Software downloads 2009-09-29
Cisco drops patches for serious IOS vulnerabilities: Not another....patch blog. No one expects quality the first time out of the chute anyway. Just as long as we patch, patch, patch.well considering this is a security blog...patching IS related to security. You are using the wrong metric to gauge it by. Patching isnt a bad thing. I...; Tags: Cisco IOS, Cisco Systems Inc., patch management; Discussion threads 2009-09-24
Cisco drops patches for serious IOS vulnerabilities: Cisco has released a peck of patches to cover multiple security flaws in its flagship Cisco IOS. by Ryan Naraine; Tags: Cisco IOS, Vulnerability, Patch Management, Cisco Systems Inc., Patches, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2009-09-24
Sun patches 'critical' StarOffice/StarSuite flaw: Sun patches Openoffice.org with 3.1.1The security problem in "CVE-2009-0200 / CVE-2009-0201: Manipulated Microsoft Word files can lead to heap overflows and arbitrary code execution" was patched in Openoffice.org in version 3.1.1.http://www.openoffice.org/security/bulletin.htmlMikeOpen_Office is FREEIf you run a Linux distro with Open_Office you are immune from 99.99% of this Windows silliness....So, Linux...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, PRODUCTIVITY, Cyberthreats, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., patch management; Discussion threads 2009-09-18
Sun patches 'critical' StarOffice/StarSuite flaw: Sun Microsystems has shipped a fix for a critical vulnerability affecting its StarOffice/StarSuite product lines. by Ryan Naraine; Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Flaw, Patch Management, Patches, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2009-09-18
Apple plugs 33 Mac OS X security holes, updates Flash on Leopard: Wasn't there just a mega patch 2 weeks ago?Wow, OS X sure needs a lot of patches. But I'm pretty sure these are the last of the vulnerabilities, there probably won't be any patches after this one, right?One bright spotTo be sure this is a mega patch. How do they...; Tags: Patches, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, OK IT, Apple Inc., vulnerability, security, Apple Macintosh; Discussion threads 2009-09-10
Mozilla patches 'drive-by download' security flaws: Whoa! This batch patches 10 critical vulns!The "secure alternative" version 3.5 has already in its short life bypassed Internet Explorer 8. Firefox 3.5 now hit 18 vulns, IE8 has 12.Version 3.0 of Firefox which is of roughly the same age as IE has been hit with 114 (!) vulns.It seems...; Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Corp., patch management, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, vulnerability, security; Discussion threads 2009-09-10
Mozilla patches 'drive-by download' security flaws: Mozilla has released a new version of its flagship Firefox browser to fix 10 vulnerabilities that put Web surfers at risk of code execution attacks. by Ryan Naraine; Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Patch Management, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2009-09-09
Microsoft patches gaping Windows worm holes: So basically all of them......affecting Vista or 7 require user intervention just like all other modern operating systems these days?OK.RE: Microsoft patches gaping Windows worm holesAll of the bulletins specifically say that Win7 is not affected.Two require no user interaction whatsoever.The first two listed require user interaction only in that...; Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), INTERNET, Patches, UAC, user interaction, OS X., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, patch management; Discussion threads 2009-09-08
Microsoft patches gaping Windows worm holes: Microsoft today released a peck of patches to cover at least seven documented worm holes in the Windows operating system. The most serious of the vulnerabilities addresses could lead to remote code execution complete system takeover attacks. by Ryan Naraine; Tags: Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Patches, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2009-09-08
Patch Tuesday heads-up: Six 'critical' bulletins on tap: InformativeNOT!This bulletin is sub-standard. Microsoft usually delivers information about which components are affected so diligent sysadmins can weigh pros and cons of allowing the patch on to certain network segments.This bulletin is useless for that purpose.RE: Patch Tuesday heads-up: Six 'critical' bulletins on tapFun.But not quite as much fun as......[b]this:[/b]http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=4185They're...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Cyberthreats, Linux; Discussion threads 2009-09-03