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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
- Another Windows Server Update Services glitch hits -- on the eve of Patch Tuesday
- Another Windows Server Update Services glitch hits -- on the eve of Patch TuesdayFixedThis has been fixed by an automatic sync or you can take other steps as below.http://blogs.technet.com/wsus/archive/2007/11/13/unexpected-ui-errors-in-wsus.aspxRE: Another Windows Server Update Services glitch hits -- on the eve of Patch TuesdayGiven that it only broke on late Sunday...
- Tags: Windows Server Update Services glitch, Microsoft Windows Server Update Services, Patch Tuesday, eve, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-11-13
- Infamous Russian malware gang vanishes
- Infamous Russian malware gang vanishesHunt Them Down And Terminate ThemThe English had the right idea in how they dealt with pirates. Hunt them down, terminate them and hang their bodies where everyone can see them. In this case, Internet Web Video is a good choice!Any government that sanctions...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, malware gang, malware, cyberterrorism
- Discussion threads 2007-11-10
- Two Windows bulletins coming on Patch Tuesday
- Two Windows bulletins coming on Patch TuesdayI don't have any updates to install in Windows Vista.But I do have definition updates to install, so that's no big deal.I am always cautious when visiting websites and I will never open attachments (only an idiot will do that to get their computer...
- Tags: Operating systems, Patch Tuesday, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-11-08
- Coming on Patch Tuesday: Windows, MSN Messenger Updates
- Coming on Patch Tuesday: Windows, MSN Messenger UpdatesMessage has been deleted.Message has been deleted.Patch your patchesYou know the drill. Patch patch PATCH patch the patches patched on top of the patches patched atop the last patches patched onto the patches that patched the patches you patched on the patched patches...
- Tags: Patches, Microsoft Windows, patch management, Patch Tuesday
- Discussion threads 2007-09-06
- Skype blames Patch Tuesday PC reboots for outage
- Skype blames Patch Tuesday PC reboots for outageI smell something rotten here.Ummm, log on attempts kept the entire system down for two days? Don't think so...Doesn't ring trueWhilst I could happily accept that millions of machines attempting to login to the service simultaneously may have had the effect of...
- Tags: Manufacturing, Quick Books, Now IT, Skype Technologies S.A., outage, Patch Tuesday
- Discussion threads 2007-08-20
- Patch Tuesday: No Vista hotfixes via Windows Update
- Patch Tuesday: No Vista hotfixes via Windows UpdateIsn't Patch Tuesday reserved for security patches?These two don't fall into the security patch category.VCSY can do what VMWare does. VMWare can not do what VCSY does.Now that VMWare is showing the world (including Microsoft who can't produce their own hypervisor framework until......
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Patches, Virtualization, Web browsers, Microsoft Windows Vista, Web browser, VCSY, Patch Tuesday, VMware Inc., Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-08-14
- Patch Tuesday: No Vista hotfixes via Windows Update
- Although everyone and his brother predicted that Microsoft would make the mega-hotfix packs for Windows Vista available via Windows Update on this Patch Tuesday, that didn't turn out to be the case.Microsoft made the two hotfixes -- the reliability pack (KB 938194) and the performance pack (KB 938979) -- available...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2007-08-14
- Patch Watch: Critical updates from Adobe, Cisco, Symantec, McAfee
- Patch Tuesday is no longer an exclusive Microsoft event. Slowly but surely, it's beginning to look like more and more big-name software vendors are piggybacking on Microsoft's scheduled patch day to roll out critical software fixes.This week, in addition to Microsoft's six bulletins, computer users should also pay attention to...
- Tags: Open source, Microsoft, McAfee, Hackers, Exploit code, Data theft, Cisco, Browsers, Botnets, Apple, Passwords, Patch Watch, Pen testing, Responsible disclosure, Rootkits, Viruses and Worms, Vulnerability research, Wi-Fi security, Zero-day attacks
- Blog posts 2007-07-11
- 'Critical' Vista, IE 7 patches highlight MS security updates
- 'Critical' Vista, IE 7 patches highlight MS security updatesMore critical security updates for Vista & Internet Explorer .I thought that Vista & Internet Explorer were the most secure on the planet . NOT ! now watch all the Shills and fanboys jump on this one . Calling mister zealot and...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Patches, Web browsers, SECURITY, Patch Tuesday, Microsoft Windows Vista, HTML, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, patch management
- Discussion threads 2007-06-12
- Office zero-day bugs spoil Patch Tuesday
- Office zero-day bugs spoil Patch TuesdayOffice zero-day bugs spoil Patch TuesdayThe user still needs to open the attachment once they get past the big warning screen saying it could be potentially harmful so that right there doesn't make this flaw all that feasible.Patches spoil every software makers repcause they didn't...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Patches, Spyware, adware & malware, WTF, Patch Tuesday, L.D., Office zero-day bug, zero-day bug, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2007-04-10
- Patch Tuesday resumes with 'critical' Windows fix
- Patch Tuesday resumes with 'critical' Windows fixPatch Tuesday resumes with 'critical' Windows fixGood for them. Being consistent is the key here and releasing a few patches on Tuesday means everyone knows when to expect it. It will make it much easier for the sys admins to install and...
- Tags: Patches, SECURITY, Patch Tuesday, Windows fix, patch, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-04-05
- Microsoft quietly patches Windows Live OneCare to fix Outlook problems
- Microsoft quietly patches Windows Live OneCare to fix Outlook problemsOneCare apptly namedAt least M$ named their product accurately even if they left out a bit of detail. M$ Onecare, demonstrates M$ single defining 'care', profits for M$. For the customer of course, they couldn't care any less, apart from taking...
- Tags: Patches, Operating systems, patch management, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows, Patch Tuesday, Microsoft Corp., OneCare, Microsoft Windows Live OneCare, Microsoft Windows Live
- Discussion threads 2007-03-12
- Microsoft takes a 'Patch Tuesday' break
- Microsoft takes a 'Patch Tuesday' breakMicrosoft takes a 'Patch Tuesday' breakThat is so awesome. Microsoft's security has become so solid that they don't need to put out a security patch. Not many OS's can make that kind of claim but now Windows can! Thanks to the Windows...
- Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Patch Tuesday, security, vulnerability
- Discussion threads 2007-03-08
- Think 'Patch Tuesday' is just for Microsoft? Think again!
- Think 'Patch Tuesday' is just for Microsoft? Think again!Let see if it lasts for the non-MS systems"in 2006, IE was unsafe 78% (284/365) of the time - 27% (98/365) had known criminal use - compared to Firefox's 2% (9/365). This is an improvement for IE; in 2004, it was...
- Tags: Patches, Web browsers, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Patch Tuesday, security, patch management
- Discussion threads 2007-02-17
- Zero-day attack hits Word
- Zero-day attack hits WordPatch Tuesday is really working out for MS"Cybercrooks have found that they can take advantage of Microsoft's security update cycle by timing new attacks right before or just after "Patch Tuesday"--the second Tuesday of each month when the software maker releases its fixes. Some security watchers have...
- Tags: Word processors, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, security, zero-day bug, Microsoft Office, Patch Tuesday
- Discussion threads 2007-02-15
- Vista hit by Patch Tuesday shrapnel
- Reports that Windows Vista emerged unscathed from the Patch Tuesday barrage have been slightly exaggerated. A close look at MS07-010 shows that Microsoft Windows Defender in Windows Vista is indeed vulnerable to a "critical" code execution flaw that was flagged by researchers at IBMs ISS X-Force unit. As...
- Tags: Responsible disclosure, Spyware and Adware, Botnets, Exploit code, Viruses and Worms, Data theft, Patch Watch, Zero-day attacks, Microsoft, Windows Vista, Browsers, Vulnerability research
- Blog posts 2007-02-14
- Vista passes its first Patch Tuesday test
- Its Patch Tuesday, and Microsoft has released 12 Critical and Important updates.But here, where Im running Windows Vista Ultimate Edition and Office 2007, I didnt have to install a single one of those updates. Thats right: None of the vulnerabilities addressed in those security patches affected Vista or Office 2007....
- Tags: Security, Windows Vista
- Blog posts 2007-02-13
- Microsoft struggles with Patch Tuesday
- Microsoft struggles with Patch Tuesdayif..you want to believe someone's blog that twists the facts to match your personal agenda then go ahead.What..........No Active Directory or SUS Servers?I totally respect the stress you are under. [b]2420[/b] boxes?? That's a coronary in the making. Please tell me you've got Active Directory or...
- Tags: Patches, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., patch management, Patch Tuesday, software
- Discussion threads 2006-10-10
- Vista Mythbusters #7: How much DRM is too much?
- Vista Mythbusters #7: How much DRM is too much?All hardware from the major PC OEMs has ...... shipped with WHQL signed drivers for years. It is part of the logo program and they are rewarded for doing so. Please tell me which hardware vendor you are refering to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital rights management (DRM), ZERT, Microsoft Windows Vista, digital-rights management, Patch Tuesday, joystick, Microsoft Corp., hardware
- Discussion threads 2006-10-10
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