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October 2011 Patch Tuesday fixes 23 vulnerabilities
In today’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft delivers 8 security bulletins (two rated “critical,” six “important”) that address 23 vulnerabilities …
Don’t worry about zero-days, says Microsoft
Microsoft released its Security Intelligence Report volume 11 (SIRv11), which found that less than 1 percent of exploits in the first half of 2011 were against zero-day …
Data security for Microsoft SharePoint
Imperva announced SecureSphere for SharePoint, a data security solution to help businesses protect sensitive data stored in Microsoft SharePoint. The product addresses the …
Microsoft security solutions say Chrome is malware
Among the questions and comments on the Google Chrome support forums this morning are several complaints about Microsoft Security Essentials detecting Chrome as a Zbot variant …
Microsoft takes down Kelihos botnet
After having disrupted the operation of the Waledac and Rustock botnets, Microsoft has set its sights on a smaller one that is thought to be an attempt to rebuild the Waledac …
Cisco collaborates with Microsoft for data center virtualization
Cisco is collaborating with Microsoft to deliver data center virtualization solutions designed to provide improved scalability and operational control of Microsoft Windows …
Microsoft re-releases botched security update
Microsoft has re-released a security update for Windows XP and Server 2003 after it has realized that the initial one – released last Tuesday in order to add six more …
Bing, Yahoo! serving malware for popular search terms
Bing results for popular search terms such as “Firefox/Skype/AdobePlayer/uTorrent download” have been poisoned with bogus websites pushing a variety of malware. On …
Windows 8 new security features
The Internet is all abuzz with the news of the upcoming Windows 8, whose early version has been demonstrated on Tuesday at Microsoft’s BUILD conference. Setting aside …
Light Patch Tuesday fixes 15 vulnerabilities
In today’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft delivers 5 security bulletins (all rated “important”) that address 15 vulnerabilities affecting Windows, Microsoft Office …
Microsoft deems all DigiNotar certificates untrustworthy
Microsoft has updated Security Advisory 2607712, to announce that based on its investigation, it has deemed all DigiNotar certificates to be untrustworthy and have moved them …
Morto worm spreads via RDP, brute-forces Administrator accounts
There’s a new worm in town and it’s the first one that spreads by taking advantage of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). “Once a machine gets infected, the …
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