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Triple-critical Microsoft Patch Tuesday ahead
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-09 18:36:20
Microsoft has told customers to expect three critical updates to Windows this month. One will fix a flaw that's being actively exploited, especially through Asian web sites.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-09 18:36:20
Microsoft has told customers to expect three critical updates to Windows this month. One will fix a flaw that's being actively exploited, especially through Asian web sites.
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Apple's tardy Java update arrives
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-15 22:19:57
Apple has finally got around to updating the Mac OS X version of Java, fixing a worrying vulnerability that's been lingering for months.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-15 22:19:57
Apple has finally got around to updating the Mac OS X version of Java, fixing a worrying vulnerability that's been lingering for months.
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Adobe's first Patch Tuesday a critical event
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-09 22:17:19
Adobe's first quarterly update for Acrobat and Reader addresses a baker's dozen of vulnerabilities. But Unix users will have to wait until next week for their updates.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-09 22:17:19
Adobe's first quarterly update for Acrobat and Reader addresses a baker's dozen of vulnerabilities. But Unix users will have to wait until next week for their updates.
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More critical Microsoft updates, even for Vista
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-09 19:43:28
June's Patch Tuesday release from Microsoft addresses more vulnerabilities than there are days in the month. And this time, Mac users needn't feel left out.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-09 19:43:28
June's Patch Tuesday release from Microsoft addresses more vulnerabilities than there are days in the month. And this time, Mac users needn't feel left out.
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June Patch Tuesday will be a biggie!
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-06-04 23:46:13
Microsoft's planning to release ten new security bulletins next Tuesday, along with an update to finish a job started in May. But there's still a critical bug in Windows that hasn't been completely squashed.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-06-04 23:46:13
Microsoft's planning to release ten new security bulletins next Tuesday, along with an update to finish a job started in May. But there's still a critical bug in Windows that hasn't been completely squashed.
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Apple updates iTunes 8.2 for iPhone 3.0 (and more)
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-06-01 21:21:10
The latest wave of updates from Apple include security fixes. The iTunes update also provides compatibility with iPhone 3.0, and there are also QuickTime and GarageBand updates.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-06-01 21:21:10
The latest wave of updates from Apple include security fixes. The iTunes update also provides compatibility with iPhone 3.0, and there are also QuickTime and GarageBand updates.
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Can delaying the release of updates improve security?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-05-25 01:58:24
Adobe is planning to switch to a quarterly security update cycle. Does that make you feel more or less secure?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-05-25 01:58:24
Adobe is planning to switch to a quarterly security update cycle. Does that make you feel more or less secure?
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Mac PowerPoint flaw goes unpatched
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-05-13 20:44:23
If you're using PowerPoint for Mac, take extra care when opening documents received from others.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-05-13 20:44:23
If you're using PowerPoint for Mac, take extra care when opening documents received from others.
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Microsoft confirms biggest Patch Tuesday for six months
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-09 19:02:27
Recent Patch Tuesdays have been pretty understated affairs, but all that is due to change next week with the most security updates since October 2008.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-09 19:02:27
Recent Patch Tuesdays have been pretty understated affairs, but all that is due to change next week with the most security updates since October 2008.
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Another critical patch for Windows Vista
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-03-10 16:24:02
Three bulletins covering eight vulnerabilities in Windows - that's the score for this month's Patch Tuesday. While one bulletin is rated critical, none of the issues have the highest exploitability index.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-03-10 16:24:02
Three bulletins covering eight vulnerabilities in Windows - that's the score for this month's Patch Tuesday. While one bulletin is rated critical, none of the issues have the highest exploitability index.
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Catching the Conficker feckers
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-14 08:08:18
It has already become one of the most talked about, and most widespread, worms of recent years. But how do you go about catching the feckers behind Conficker?
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-14 08:08:18
It has already become one of the most talked about, and most widespread, worms of recent years. But how do you go about catching the feckers behind Conficker?
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January Patch Tuesday: one critical bulletin
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-01-13 16:39:42
Microsoft has delivered an easy start to 2009 for system administrators, releasing a solitary security bulletin.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-01-13 16:39:42
Microsoft has delivered an easy start to 2009 for system administrators, releasing a solitary security bulletin.
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January Patch Tuesday about as good as it gets
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-01-08 15:38:57
Australian system administrators preparing to return to work after an extended summer holiday may be relieved to discover that Microsoft is only planning one security bulletin for the first Patch Tuesday of 2009. The bad news is that it will address a critical vulnerability in Windows.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-01-08 15:38:57
Australian system administrators preparing to return to work after an extended summer holiday may be relieved to discover that Microsoft is only planning one security bulletin for the first Patch Tuesday of 2009. The bad news is that it will address a critical vulnerability in Windows.
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Another big month for Microsoft security patches
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-12-09 15:15:57
Microsoft's Christmas bonus for system administrators has arrived in the form of eight security bulletins. Six of them are rated 'critical' and a seventh is more significant than its 'important' rating implies.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-12-09 15:15:57
Microsoft's Christmas bonus for system administrators has arrived in the form of eight security bulletins. Six of them are rated 'critical' and a seventh is more significant than its 'important' rating implies.
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Microsoft stuffs sysadmins' stockings with critical patches
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-12-04 14:41:44
System administrators look like having a busy time in the run-up to Christmas as they digest and test the eight security bulletins that Microsoft expects to release next Tuesday. Six of the bulletins are rated critical.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-12-04 14:41:44
System administrators look like having a busy time in the run-up to Christmas as they digest and test the eight security bulletins that Microsoft expects to release next Tuesday. Six of the bulletins are rated critical.
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More critical holes plugged by Firefox updates
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2008-11-12 21:18:14
New updates to Firefox 2.0 and 3.0 include fixes for multiple security vulnerabilities, some of them regarded as critical. Users are advised to install the updates "as soon as possible."
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2008-11-12 21:18:14
New updates to Firefox 2.0 and 3.0 include fixes for multiple security vulnerabilities, some of them regarded as critical. Users are advised to install the updates "as soon as possible."
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Another month, another Windows patch - two, actually
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-11-11 15:53:51
Microsoft has released just two security bulletins this month. One is rated critical, the other important - but don't dally, because the company warns that exploits are likely.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-11-11 15:53:51
Microsoft has released just two security bulletins this month. One is rated critical, the other important - but don't dally, because the company warns that exploits are likely.
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November Patch Tuesday: the calm after the storm?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-11-06 17:20:17
After all the excitement of November 4, Windows administrators can look forward to a relatively peaceful November 11 with just two updates being foreshadowed by Microsoft.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-11-06 17:20:17
After all the excitement of November 4, Windows administrators can look forward to a relatively peaceful November 11 with just two updates being foreshadowed by Microsoft.
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Microsoft rushes to patch Windows vulnerability, hackers rush to exploit it
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-10-27 07:44:41
Microsoft might have rushed out an emergency critical patch for Windows, out of the update cycle and in order to stop the bleeding from a privately reported vulnerability. But has it been enough to prevent a hacker spread infection getting into the open Windows wound?
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-10-27 07:44:41
Microsoft might have rushed out an emergency critical patch for Windows, out of the update cycle and in order to stop the bleeding from a privately reported vulnerability. But has it been enough to prevent a hacker spread infection getting into the open Windows wound?
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Google Chrome patched, but problems remain
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-09-08 16:06:17
That didn't take long. Google has announced an updated version of Chrome which fixes 'confirmed security vulnerabilities' amongst other things, but plenty of problems remain unsolved...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-09-08 16:06:17
That didn't take long. Google has announced an updated version of Chrome which fixes 'confirmed security vulnerabilities' amongst other things, but plenty of problems remain unsolved...
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