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IE gets security makeover in Patch Tuesday batch

IE gets security makeover in Patch Tuesday batchVista proves its value once again.I repeat: If you needed a reason to upgrade to Vista its improved security should be enough by itself.RE: IE gets security makeover in Patch Tuesday batchWith these updates, if one takes a good look, alot of these...

Tags: microsoft windows vista (longhorn), web browsers, operating systems, security, microsoft windows vista, patch tuesday batch, microsoft internet explorer, patch tuesday, microsoft windows

Discussion threads 2007-12-11

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

Next Tuesday (August 12th), Microsoft will ship 12 security bulletins with fixes for serious vulnerabilities in a wide range of of widely deployed products. Seven of the 12 bulletins will be rated "critical," Microsoft's highest severity rating. The critical bulletins will cover remotely exploitable...

Tags: microsoft access, vulnerability, patch management, activex control, microsoft internet explorer, microsoft corp., microsoft excel, microsoft windows, activex/com/com+/dcom, microsoft office, security, operating systems, software, software development, software/web development, office suites, ryan naraine

Blog posts 2008-08-07

Talking Firefox security with Mozilla's Window Snyder

LAS VEGAS -- Mozilla security chief Window Snyder wants to open-source much more than the Firefox browser. During a sit-down chat at the Black Hat security conference here, Snyder announced plans to launch three new initiatives around threat modeling, training and vulnerability metrics that push the envelope...

Tags: mozilla firefox, window, training, web browser, mozilla corp., window snyder, web browsers, security, internet, ryan naraine

Blog posts 2008-08-06

TSA vendor finds lost laptop, remains suspended

Travelers who use the Transportation Security Administration's Registered Traveler program might be verified as good security risks but the same can't be said about Steven Brill's Verified Identity Pass, one of the TSA vendors that operates the program. VIP, under the brand name Clear, lost a laptop containing...

Tags: transportation security administration, laptop computer, vip, notebooks, hardware, notebooks & tablets, richard koman

Blog posts 2008-08-06

Expert: SOA vulnerable to DNS security flaw, too

This just in from the Black Hat security confab currently taking place in Las Vegas: Dan Kaminsky, a well-known IT security researcher, disclosed his findings around the Domain Name Server flaw or DNS cache poisoning vulnerability, and where it can bite. Tim Wilson of Dark Reading reported on Kaminsky's presentation,...

Tags: security, dns, server, soa, flaw, domain names, service-oriented architecture (soa), networking, internet, web services, enterprise software, software, joe mckendrick

Blog posts 2008-08-06

Microsoft aims to close Patch Tuesday vulnerability window

Microsoft aims to close Patch Tuesday vulnerability windowThis is good, potentially anyway.MFST did not get to be where it is by being "stupid". Granted, they have their "flaws", but so does everyone on this Planet. The reason that "hackers" virus writers, etc. target Windows is clear. The OS is the...

Tags: construction, microsoft windows nt, security, viruses and worms, patch tuesday vulnerability window, patch tuesday, microsoft corp., window

Discussion threads 2008-08-06

IBM should spend another $1B to sell its Symphony OpenOffice-Linux desktop to the masses

IBM is enlisting the help of the top three Linux distributors to help its desktop Office and messaging software gain ground. It's a small step forward but Big Blue must reach out to the masses to win this game. At LinuxWorld, IBM announced that Canonical/Ubuntu, Novell and Red...

Tags: microsoft office, ibm corp., linux, open source, unix, operating systems, desktops, software, hardware, paula rooney

Blog posts 2008-08-06

Zittrain explains the future of the Internet

Oxford professor and Harvard pioneer Johnathan Zittrain came to the CBS Interactive offices in San Francisco on Tuesday to speak and sign copies of his new book "The Future of the Internet... and How to Stop It". His presentation was called Civic Technologies. ...

Tags: router, technology, zittrain, internet, routers & switches, networking, andrew mager

Blog posts 2008-08-06

New Google box for offices can search 10 million files

Google said it is an offering an upgraded version of the hardware appliance its sells to companies and government organizations for Google-style Web search of office documents. SAN FRANCISCO--Google said on Tuesday it is an offering an upgraded version of the hardware appliance its sells to companies and government...

Tags: google inc., reuters, google, google search appliance, search

News items 2008-08-06

Cisco's quarter clears hurdles; Outlook murky but close enough

Updated: Cisco Systems on Tuesday delivered fiscal fourth quarter earnings of $2 billion, or 33 cents a share, on revenue of $10.4 billion, up 10 percent from a year ago. Excluding items, Cisco reported fourth quarter earnings of 40 cents a share, a penny ahead of estimates. ...

Tags: john chambers, microsoft outlook, cisco systems inc., larry dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-05

Delta rolls out Wi-Fi across U.S. fleet

In the not too distant future your corporate VPN will follow you on any plane you fly. Delta Air Lines said Tuesday that it is rolling out Aircell's broadband Wi-Fi access across its 330 planes in the U.S. and rest assured other carriers will follow suit. After...

Tags: delta air lines inc., plane, carrier, aircell, wireless lans, wi-fi, wireless, larry dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-05

Spammers using Google Sites to bypass filters

Junk emailers are using Google Sites to create web pages that can help spam get around corporate filters, according to MessageLabs Spammers have added Google Sites to the arsenal of online tools used to get around junk-email filters, according to a study published on Tuesday by messaging...

Tags: google inc., spammer, messagelabs ltd., cyberthreats, security, spam and phishing, matthew broersma zdnet.co.uk, spam, worms, malware, google, securuty, google sites

News items 2008-08-05

Adobe: Beware of fake Flash downloads

Adobe: Beware of fake Flash downloadsJudicious editing"First off, do not download Flash Player from a site other than adobe.com"Close, but let's try this instead:"First off, do not download Flash Player."Ah, much better.RE: Adobe: Beware of fake Flash downloadsThose fake malware infested downloads have been in various newsgroups for a while.They...

Tags: microsoft windows, adobe systems inc.

Discussion threads 2008-08-05

Microsoft aims to close Patch Tuesday vulnerability window

Microsoft is upping the ante in an effort to head off hackers at the Patch Tuesday pass. Ryan Naraine reports: The new Microsoft Active Protections Program MAPP, which will be formally announced at Black Hat USA 2008 here, will give anti-virus, intrusion prevention/detection and corporate network...

Tags: window, security company, microsoft corp., security, larry dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-05

Microsoft makes daring vulnerability sharing move

LAS VEGAS -- Starting in October, Microsoft will start sharing details on software vulnerabilities with security vendors ahead of Patch Tuesday under a daring new program aimed at reducing the window of exposure to hacker attacks. The new Microsoft Active Protections Program MAPP, which will be formally...

Tags: vulnerability, security company, exploit code, microsoft corp., security, ryan naraine

Blog posts 2008-08-05

AT&T joins the cloud computing game

AT&T said Tuesday that it will offer cloud computing services via a new service dubbed AT&T Synaptic Hosting. The telecom giant described Synaptic as a "next-generation utility computing service with managed networking, security and storage for businesses." That's a fancy way to say AT&T is offering a...

Tags: game, at&t corp., cloud computing service, cloud computing, larry dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-05

Friendster gets new CEO, $20 million in funding and a focus on Asia

Friendster was one of the early social networks, but wound up being surpassed by MySpace and Facebook in the U.S. The fix: Keep its lead in Asia, land $20 million in new funding and hire a new CEO. On Tuesday, Friendster said it named Richard Kimber as...

Tags: friendster inc., asia, social networking, online communications, marketing, advertising & promotion, larry dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-05

Cisco faces tricky fourth quarter report

Cisco Systems reports its fourth quarter earnings Tuesday and an analyst says the quarter may be "the trickiest in memory." Wall Street is expecting fourth quarter earnings of 39 cents a share on revenue of $10.31 billion, according to Reuters' Thomson Financial. But observers will be combing...

Tags: john chambers, analyst, cisco systems inc., data centers, storage, hardware, data management, larry dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-05

Living Cookbook 2008 (exe)

Living Cookbook 2008 is the seventh major release of the best-selling recipe management software from Radium Technologies. Use Living Cookbook to manage your recipe collection, plan meals, calculate nutrition, create menus, create grocery lists, publish cookbooks and more. Other features include an ingredient database with USDA SR-20 nutrition data, kitchen...

Tags: nutrition, radium technologies, backup, living cookbook 2008

Software downloads 2008-08-05

Batch Zip Files Utility (zip)

Batch Zip Files Utility zips all files of a folder into separate ZIP archives. The ZIP archives are saved to a folder of your choice. If a file can not be zipped the batch zipping continues and the error message is displayed after the compression job finishes. This version is...

Tags: batch, mvml soft, zip archive, recruitment & selection, human resources, workforce management

Software downloads 2008-08-05