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Microsoft fixes holes in Server Message Block
News The software giant has released security update to fix weaknesses in the network file-sharing protocol used in Windows.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Firewalls, Server Message Block, Microsoft Corp., Vulnerability, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server, File-sharing, network
Microsoft issues critical Windows patches
News Software maker releases five operating-system related updates as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft IIS Server, Vulnerability, Microsoft Windows 7, patch management, Microsoft Windows Server, IT administrator, CTO, Qualys Inc., Microsoft Windows
LHC on course for November restart
News The giant particle accelerator should restart in mid-November, and could commence high-energy experiments before the end of the year.
Tags: Hardware, Magnet, Gillies, Beam Collision, CERN, Beam, scientist, Large Hadron Collider, Hardware
Microsoft fixes 28 flaws; 6 are critical
News Redmond issues eight patches that affect Visual Basic 6, Internet Explorer, Word, Excel, Windows Search, SharePoint, and Windows Media Components.
Tags: Business applications, Security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Vulnerability, Bulletin, Apple Macintosh, Flaw, Update, Microsoft Windows Server
Microsoft fixes eight critical flaws with four patches
News Patch Tuesday's security bulletins affect Microsoft Windows GDI+, Windows Media Player, and Office OneNote. Vulnerabilities include an attacker taking complete control of a system.
Tags: Security, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SQL Server, Vulnerability, Admin User, Bulletin, Flaw, software
Microsoft fixes 20 flaws with 11 patches
News The security bulletins, four deemed critical, affect Windows, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, and Microsoft Host Integration Server.
Tags: Security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Vulnerability, Microsoft Host Integration Server, Bulletin, Flaw, Update, Attacker
Microsoft issues Patch Tuesday DNS fix
News The company has released four security bulletins for July, including one that addresses a potentially serious DNS spoofing flaw affecting multiple vendors' products.
Tags: Security, Gentoo, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SQL Server, Vulnerability, Database, Bulletin, Ubuntu, Flaw
Microsoft patches 10 flaws with seven bulletins
News The most critical patches released cover Bluetooth, Internet Explorer, and DirectX.
Tags: Security, PC security, Data security, Microsoft Corp., Vulnerability, Bulletin, Microsoft Windows Vista, Flaw, Attacker, software
Microsoft fixes 26 flaws with 11 patches
News Updates, six of which are critical, affect Microsoft Office suite and individual applications as well as Internet Explorer.
Tags: Security, Network security, Office suites, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Vulnerability, Bulletin, Flaw, Execution, Attacker
Microsoft to fix six critical flaws on Patch Tuesday
News For the last Patch Tuesday of the year, Microsoft expects to patch flaws in Internet Explorer, Word, Excel, Windows Media Center, and SharePoint, among others.
Tags: Security applications/tools, Security Management, Databases, Remote management, Microsoft Corp., Bulletin, Microsoft Windows Media Center, Media Center PC, Flaw, Pre-announcement
Microsoft to fix critical hole in IE
News Microsoft said it would be releasing security updates this week for a critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer and a moderate vulnerability in Visual Studio.
Tags: Web browsers, Software, Security, Microsoft Windows Server Update Services, Microsoft Update, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Software, security bulletin, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows
Microsoft patches critical hole in Windows kernel
News November's Patch Tuesday features fixes for holes in Windows, Excel, and Word, and a critical one affecting the Windows kernel that could be used in drive-by download attacks on Web surfers.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Security applications/tools, Microsoft Office, Security, Microsoft Corp., Kernel, Apple Macintosh, antivirus, patch management
Adobe fixes 28 holes in Reader and Acrobat
News Adobe's second quarterly update for Reader and Acrobat plugs 28 holes, including one that is being exploited in attacks.
Tags: Data security, PC security, Network security, Security applications/tools, Adobe Systems Inc., Security, Microsoft Corp., software, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Trend Micro Inc.
How confidential is confidential?
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Windows 7 critical holes fixed in record Patch Tuesday
News In its biggest Patch Tuesday ever, Redmond stitches up a pair of Windows 7 holes, along with fixing up a number of zero-day flaws elsewhere.
Tags: Security Management, Network security, PC security, Server Message Block, Microsoft IIS Server, Security, Microsoft Corp., Vulnerability, Microsoft Windows 7, Server
