Vector Markup Language
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Microsoft leaves Word zero-day holes unpatched
News Software giant releases fixes for vulnerabilities in Windows and Office, but several known Word zero-day flaws go without patches.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Network security, Security applications/tools
Google mapper: Take browsers to the limit
News Developers need to venture beyond the lowest common denominator, says Google Maps' lead engineer.
Tags: Protocols and platforms, Web browsers
Attack code out for 'critical' Windows flaw
News Code that exploits a recently found flaw in the way Windows handles Vector Markup Language documents has been published.
Tags: Security, Microsoft Windows
Google Docs gets collaborative-drawing feature
News It's not going to dethrone Adobe Illustrator, but adding drawing tools to Google's online documents is useful. Included are tools for altering colors, shapes, and object order.
Tags: Cloud computing, Google Inc., Web Browser, Tool, Vector Markup Language, SVG, Cloud computing, blog, Google Docs, word-processing
Second third-party fix out for Windows bug
News Group of security professionals produces a patch for a flaw in Windows Shell that is being used in cyberattacks.
Tags: Security, Microsoft Windows
Create barcodes on your Web pages using VML
Techguide Vector Markup Language (VML) gives developers the ability to create drawing objects to rich documents. Check out how Phillip Perkins uses VML to add another dimension to documentation by creating Code 3 of 9 barcodes to his document.
Microsoft rushes out 'critical' fix
News Update repairs a serious security hole that cybercrooks have been using to drop malicious software onto Windows PCs.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Security, Web browsers
Microsoft mulls early IE patch release
News Meanwhile, a second unofficial fix is out as attacks on Internet Explorer users are reportedly increasing.
Tags: Security
Security pros patch older Windows versions
News Third-party fix available to repair a serious flaw in Windows for which Microsoft no longer provides security updates.
Tags: Security, Microsoft Windows
Zero-day attacks continue to hit Microsoft
News Rare, out-of-cycle Windows patch fixes one flaw, but attacks through other known, yet-to-be-plugged holes continue.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Security, Microsoft Windows, SMB
Porn sites exploit new IE flaw
News Unpatched IE security flaw can install malicious software via rigged Web sites, including porn sites.
Tags: Data security, Security, Web browsers, SMB
W3C finalizes graphics standard
News The Web's leading standards group puts its seal of approval on a new specification for graphics technology tailored for use by cell phones and other small networked devices.
Microsoft fixes 14 flaws in 9 patches; 6 are critical
News Microsoft today released its August 2007 security bulletin, which includes nine updates: Six are designated as "critical" by the software giant and three are deemed "important".
Tags: Security, Software, Microsoft Windows
W3C promotes shrink-to-fit graphics technology
News More than a year behind schedule, a Web standards body yesterday advanced a graphics technology aimed at making computer images fit into any screen--from cell phone displays to large monitors.
Trojan-protecting rootkit goes wild
News A notorious gang that specializes in the theft of banking information through Trojans is attempting to protect its work by spreading a rootkit that veils malware.
Tags: Data security, Spam and phishing, Business security, Security Management
