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Microsoft sets record with huge Windows, IE, Office update 10 June, 2009 08:35
Microsoft today issued 10 security updates that patched a record 31 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), Excel, Word, Windows Search and other programs, including 18 bugs marked "critical." - +
Tech industry split on cybersecurity regulations 05 May, 2009 07:03
Recent cybersecurity legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress seems to be creating a split in the tech community. Some security vendors say new regulations may be necessary, while a major tech association said it has major concerns about the legislation, called the Cybersecurity Act. - +
Companies still dragging their feet with patches 29 April, 2009 05:51
A study from security vendor Qualys has found that companies are patching just a hair faster than they were five years ago. - +
Windows bugs never really die 24 April, 2009 08:14
Hackers can successfully attack Windows PCs months -- even years -- after Microsoft Corp. fixes a flaw, a security expert said Thursday, because there's always a pool of unpatched systems. - +
Microsoft patches 'insane' number of bugs 15 April, 2009 05:01
Microsoft Corp. Tuesday issued eight security updates that patch 23 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), Excel and other parts of its software portfolio, a collection of fixes one researcher called "insane." - +
1 in 5 Windows PCs still hackable by Conficker 14 April, 2009 07:38
Although the media blitz about the Conficker worm prompted a significant number of enterprise users to finally fix a six-month-old Windows bug, about 1 in 5 business computers still lack the patch, a security company said Monday. - +
Cloud Security Alliance formed to promote best practices 01 April, 2009 09:29
A group calling itself the Cloud Security Alliance announced its formation Tuesday, with eBay and ING as founding members. - +
Researchers exploit Conficker flaw to find infected PCs 31 March, 2009 08:55
Just days before the Conficker worm is set to contact its controllers for new instructions, security researchers have discovered a flaw in the worm that makes it much easier for users to detect infected PCs. - +
Microsoft patches first critical bug in Windows 7 beta 12 March, 2009 09:26
Microsoft patched the first critical vulnerability in Windows 7 Tuesday as it rolled out an update that fixes three flaws in the new operating system's kernel. - +
Security expert: Microsoft should cut IE's links to Windows 12 February, 2009 08:49
Microsoft would better protect users by severing Internet Explorer's connections to Windows, then patching the browser invisibly in the background -- daily if necessary, a security expert argued Tuesday. - +
'Amazing' worm attack infects 9 million PCs 19 January, 2009 09:16
Calling the scope of the attack "amazing," security researchers at F-Secure Friday said that 6.5 million Windows PCs have been infected by the "Downadup" worm in the last four days, and that nearly nine million have been compromised in just over two weeks.
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