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- Manchester City Council pays $2.4m in Conficker clean up costs
- How severe can the impact of the Conficker worm be on a single city council that has apparently not implemented basic security solutions in place? Pretty severe according to a recently released a report entitled "Service interruption resulting from ICT disruption in February 2009" which details the...
- Tags: Infection, Patch Management, Worm, Conficker, Cyberthreats, Security, Patches, Viruses And Worms, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-07-02
- Fake Microsoft patches themed malware campaigns spreading
- Researchers from Computer Associates (NASDAQ:CA) and Sophos are reporting on three currently active malware campaigns using fake Microsoft patch themes as a social engineering tactic to spread over email. The first one is spreading as an "Important Windows XP/Vista Security Update" and is offering a bogus Conficker...
- Tags: Patch Management, Malware, Social Engineering, Microsoft Corp., Malware Campaign, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Outlook, Viruses And Worms, Security, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-06-18
- Apple finally patches musty old Java for Mac vulnerabilities
- Apple finally patches musty old Java for Mac vulnerabilitiesDisgusting behaviour by AppleBy not updating Java, they have not only left millions of users exposed, but they have left users dependent on Java unable to access certain web pages. They should, absolutely, let Sun maintain the Java updates.I say this...
- Tags: Programming languages, patch management, Java, Apple Inc., response time, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2009-06-15
- Apple finally patches musty old Java for Mac vulnerabilities
- Apple has finally released a Java for Mac update to fix multiple security flaws that were patched upstream more than six months ago. The fix comes three weeks after developers released proof-of-concept code to demonstrate the severity of the flaw and to nudge embarrass Apple into shipping...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Vulnerability, Patch Management, Apple Inc., Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-06-15
- Red Hat support, patches, updates with the interoperability of Novell
- With one, unified management tool for both Linux and Windows, your mixed environments become completely interoperable, dramatically more efficient, and you can recognize dramatic cost savings. Learn how you can start saving today!
- Tags: Novell Inc., Interoperability, Red Hat Inc., Patch Management, Linux, Patches, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2009-06-08
- Adobe piggybacks on Microsoft Patch Tuesday
- Adobe piggybacks on Microsoft Patch TuesdayYay!Now all they need to do is work w/ MS to distribute through WSUS. I do not want hundreds of my client computers downloading the same 200 MB patch, alongside my centrally managed and bandwidth friendly Windows updates through WSUS on the same day. Let?s...
- Tags: Patches, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Patch Tuesday
- Discussion threads 2009-06-05
- Sonic Charge Synplant 1.0 (Windows)
- Synplant is a software synthesizer with a genetic approach to sound creation. Instead of creating patches the conventional way by turning dials and knobs, Synplant lets you explore a world of organic sounds by planting seeds that grow into synth patches. The purpose of this product is to move focus...
- Tags: Patch Management, Microsoft Windows, Sound, Synplant, Patches
- Software downloads 2009-06-05
- Patch Tuesday heads-up: Critical Windows, IE fixes coming
- Microsoft plans to ship 10 security bulletins next Tuesday (June 9, 2009) with fixes for a wide range of code execution vulnerabilities affecting Windows, Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer. Six of the ten bulletins will be rated "critical," Microsoft's highest severity rating. ...
- Tags: Vulnerability, Patch Management, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Attack, Microsoft Windows, Patches, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-06-04
- Why Free Patch Management Could Cost You More
- Today's current economic situation underscores the importance of scrutinizing all business expenses, particularly within IT. Although point patching products may look more attractive on the surface, closer inspection often reveals hidden costs and missing capabilities. The result: fragmented patch management and weaker security posture while also being a more costly...
- Tags: Patch Management, Lumension Security Inc., Patches
- White papers 2009-06-01
- Sonic Charge Synplant 1.0 (Mac)
- Synplant is a software synthesizer with a genetic approach to sound creation. Instead of creating patches the conventional way by turning dials and knobs, Synplant lets you explore a world of organic sounds by planting seeds that grow into synth patches. The purpose of this product is to move focus...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Patch Management, Sound, Synplant, Patches
- Software downloads 2009-05-29
- Apple Patch Day: 67 Mac OS X, Safari vulnerabilities
- Apple Patch Day: 67 Mac OS X, Safari vulnerabilitiesHow about being a real journalistand giving us a count of patches in third-party open source components as opposed to actual OS X patches.One of the big complaints against Apple is that they are slow to update open source patches. So instead...
- Tags: Patches, SECURITY, Operating systems, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Safari, Apple Mac OS, OSX, Apple Inc., vulnerability, patch management, operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-05-12
- Windows 7 patches, both fake and real, in the hopper
- Windows 7 patches, both fake and real, in the hopperHow exciting.Really stimulating.RE: Windows 7 patches, both fake and real, in the hopperBy all means, test the booger now before we need it and discover it's gone south. And it helps to have the warning, though I assumed that some thing...
- Tags: Patches, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 patch, hopper, patch management, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-05-11
- Windows 7 patches, both fake and real, in the hopper
- Microsoft has made available a patch to a Windows 7 bug in the Release Candidate RC and is preparing to roll out some "fake" test patches to verify Windows 7's automatic-updating abilities this week. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Patch Management, Microsoft Windows, Patches, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-05-11
- Leverage IPS to Make Patch Tuesday Just Another Day
- Responsible administrators struggle to patch in a timely fashion without disrupting their networks, but patching all of an organization's assets takes time. Server patches must be tested before deploying. Endpoint patching is further slowed by logistics, since administrators don't have direct possession or control of end-point devices and there may...
- Tags: Intrusion Prevention System, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Administrator, Patch Management, Intrusion Prevention, Patches, Supply Chain, Security, Business Operations
- White papers 2009-04-29
- Mozilla patches a dozen Firefox vulnerabilities
- Mozilla patches a dozen Firefox vulnerabilitiesRyan this is yesterdays news.This site is really slipping to the point where I may have to make it >IT OBSOLETE
- Tags: Patches, Web browsers, patch management, Mozilla patch, Firefox Vulnerabilities, Mozilla Firefox, Ryan, Mozilla Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-23
- Mozilla patches a dozen Firefox vulnerabilities
- Mozilla has shipped a refresh of its flagship Firefox browser to fix a dozen documented vulnerabilities that expose users to URL spoofing, cross-site scripting, code injection and code execution attacks. The most serious fix (MFSA 2009-14) covers four browser engine and JavaScript engine crashes where Mozilla's developers...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Attacker, Vulnerability, Patch Management, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Memory Corruption, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-04-22
- CIO Jury: Should you still be scared of malware?
- CIO Jury: Should you still be scared of malware?YES and migrate from MS WindowsI would say YES and develop a plan to get awayfrom MS Software period.If you keep on top of best practices and patches, no.If you keep on top of best practices and the latest security practices, no.The...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Patches, malware, patch management, operating system, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-04-21
- OpenSSL patches three security holes
- OpenSSL patches three security holesExcellent post! Thanks!...NT.
- Tags: SSL/TLS, Patches, OpenSSL patch, OpenSSL, patch management, security
- Discussion threads 2009-04-18
- Microsoft tackles patch management metrics with Project Quant
- Microsoft tackles patch management metrics with Project QuantEveryone already knows they are wasting their timeWhy not use a spreadsheet to calculate it for yourself? Gee, thanks Microsoft for helping us calculate how much time we waste on your software. Now, pay me to buy my...
- Tags: Patches, patch management metric, Project Quant, patch management, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-17
- News to know: Microsoft; Oracle patches; Google; HP; Facebook; Win 7 systems ;
- 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. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft makes it official: Forefront reaches the cloud Ryan Naraine: Microsoft tackles patch management metrics with Project Quant Oracle...
- Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Data Centers, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Taxes, Patches, Free Trade, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Financial Planning, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-16

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