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Adobe fixes critical flaws in Reader, Acrobat
News In its first official monthly bulletin of security patches, Adobe has remedied 13 vulnerabilities that could have allowed an intruder to take over a computer.
Tags: Business applications, PC security, Data security, Network security, Security Management, Adobe Systems Inc., Security, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Quocirca, Flaw
Microsoft fixes critical holes in Windows, Word, Publisher
News Company's Patch Tuesday release includes fixes for six vulnerabilities, including some critical ones.
Tags: Security, Personal applications, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Live, Zero-day Bug, Vulnerability, operating system, critical patch, malicious program
Cloud Security Alliance set to launch at RSA
News An initiative will be launched at the RSA Conference that will seek to promote best practice in cloud-computing security.
Tags: Cloud computing, Network security, PGP Corp., Security, eBay Inc., information security leader, Information Security, Cloud computing, RSA Security Inc., Amazon.com Inc.
Microsoft plugs remote execution, spoofing holes in Windows
News Software maker issues patches for critical and important holes in Windows, but fails to plug Excel hole that is being exploited.
Tags: PC security, Microsoft Corp., Security, Zero-day Bug, Microsoft Windows Metafile, Vulnerability, WINS, Server, Attacker, patch management
Conficker flaw reveals which computers are infected
News Researchers find flaw in Conficker that lets them detect which computers have the legit Microsoft patch and which were "patched" by the worm itself.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Microsoft Corp., Security, Worm, Scanner, Honeynet Project, Tool, removable storage, Flaw, computer
Security experts advise caution in the cloud
News Cloud computing is on the rise, but handing responsibility for your data over to a third party brings new security considerations, experts say.
Tags: Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Data security, Network security, Security Management, Business security, Security, IT Professional, Europe, ERP, chief security officer
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
