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Stuxnet Is Still Working Hard |
The worm, first detected in July, could be considered the most sophisticated malware ever, after new findings. |
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Microsoft Releases Out-Of-Band Security Patch For LNK Vulnerability |
One week before the regular Patch Tuesday, Windows gets a fix for the vulnerability that allowed the Stuxnet worm two weeks ago. |
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Details On Stuxnet Worm |
Siemens SCADA systems are vulnerable, should have been easily protected. |
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Windows XP Service Pack 2 Support Ends Today |
Users of 64-bit Windows XP are not affected, Service Pack 3 will be supported until 2014. |
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Windows XP Zero-Day Flaw Used In 10,000 Attacks Worldwide |
One month after it has first been reported, a vulnerability in Windows XP's Help and Support Center has served in at least 10,000 attacks, according to Microsoft. |
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Is Conficker dead? |
It has been more than a year since the rise of one of the world's most widespread worms and it has not unleashed any significant payload yet. Is Conficker dead? |
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Microsoft uses homemade 'botnet' to fix Office 2010 bugs |
Microsoft found over 1,800 bugs in its upcoming Office suite by using a network of "fuzzing" computers. |
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Removing Admin Rights Mitigates 90% of Windows 7 Vulnerabilities |
A new report shows that administrative rights limitations effectively protect Windows users. |
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Waledac Botnet Takedown A Success |
Three weeks after Microsoft took it down, Waledac "looks crippled, if not dead." |
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A tax for securing the Internet? |
This is an idea that came out of a Microsoft Trustworthy Computing VP's speech, last week at RSA Conference 2010. |
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Greg Hoglund speaks to Help-Net Security |
Help-Net Security recently published an interview with Greg Hoglund, CEO and Founder of HBGary, in which he speaks of the challenges and implications of malware analysis. |
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Microsoft and researchers take down major botnet |
Microsoft announced yesterday it had taken down 90% of the Waledac botnet with the help of researchers in German and Austrian Universities. |
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Google hack exploit code is loose |
The exploit code at the origin of the attacks against Google, Adobe and others has been made public. |
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Three critical fixes for 2009's final Patch Tuesday |
Tomorrow is going to be a busy day for information security experts as Microsoft is set to release six security bulletins on the last 2009 "Patch Tuesday", including three "critical" and three "important" fixes. |
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Microsoft Vulnerabilty |
Downloaders beware! Limewire, Frostwire, Shareaza, Ares and BitTorrent are great because they allow the sharing of files for free through peer to peer (P2P) file sharing, but at what cost?
Every time you download a file, you are putting your computer at risk and compromising the security of your computer. This article discusses a vulnerability in Windows Media files. When downloading AVI files, you might be susceptible to remote code execution. |
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Aug. 12, 1981: IBM Gets Personal With 5150 |
1981: IBM introduces the 5150 personal computer. It will sweep away the competition and effectively have the field to itself, for a while. |
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Microsoft Sees End of Windows Era |
Microsoft has kicked off a research project to create software that will take over when it retires Windows. |
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Microsoft files 21 piracy suits |
Continuing its ongoing legal battle against software piracy, Microsoft Corp. on Monday filed 21 federal lawsuits against alleged software pirates in 14 states, including two in Washington state.
The two Washington suits were filed against 1 Source Computer Solutions LLC and owner Randy Simpson, both of Vancouver, and against Richard Arriaga, who does business as Twilight Computers and as Skylight Computers, both of Burien. |
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Microsoft warns of web server flaw |
Microsoft is investigating a newly reported flaw that could put websites at risk of attack. The company has issued an advisory on the vulnerability, which affects Windows XP Professional SP2, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. The problem exists in Windows' handling of code within its Internet Information Services (IIS) and SQL Server. |
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Microsoft updates Excel security patch |
Microsoft has issued an update for a flaw previously addressed in Excel, admitting that the patch caused errors. The company patched the 'critical' flaw in last week's Patch Tuesday release, but the update caused Excel to encounter a new performance problem. |
