Monday | 7 July, 2008
Stories by: Gregg Keizer
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Storm botnet stages Fourth of July attacks 07/07/2008 08:43:21
As predicted, hackers tried to trick users into downloading the Storm bot Trojan Friday by unleashing a flood of Fourth of July spam bearing links to malicious sites, several security companies reported. - +
Microsoft to patch Windows 2000, XP, SQL and Exchange servers 04/07/2008 07:48:32
Microsoft on Thursday chalked in four security updates for next week that would fix vulnerabilities in Windows, SQL Server and Exchange Server. - +
Expect iPhone scams, security firm says 04/07/2008 08:04:25
Apple's launch of its new iPhone 3G will produce a flurry of spam and scams, a security company warned Thursday. - +
Opera patches multiple bugs in flagship browser 04/07/2008 08:36:19
Opera Software patched the newest version of its flagship browser for the first time Wednesday when it released Opera 9.5.1 to fix several flaws. - +
Microsoft trumpets security additons in upcoming IE8 03/07/2008 08:32:23
Microsoft Wednesday outlined new security features it will add to Internet Explorer (IE) next month, including anti-malware protection to match tools similar to those offer by its rivals and a filter the company said would block most cross-site scripting attacks. - +
Mozilla patches 13 bugs in Firefox 2 03/07/2008 07:59:19
After patching its older Firefox 2.0 Tuesday to quash 13 bugs, Mozilla announced that it would end support for the browser in mid-December. - +
Microsoft scrutinizes WSUS patch snafu 02/07/2008 07:23:50
Microsoft Monday confirmed it is investigating two-week-old reports from users unable to update client PCs using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), but said that it is "premature" to assume the snafu had the same source as another patch glitch the company has grappled with since mid-June. - +
Apple OS update fixes Adobe corruption bug 02/07/2008 07:03:08
An update to Apple's operating system released late Monday fixed a data corruption problem that Photoshop users had reported after the company's last Mac OS X upgrade. - +
Apple patches 25 Mac OS X security vulnerabilities 02/07/2008 07:19:32
Apple Tuesday issued its fourth security Mac OS X update of the year, patching 25 vulnerabilities, nearly half of them considered critical. The company also updated Safari for the Mac to plug a hole already fixed in the Windows version of the browser and released an update to bring the OS to version 10.5.4. - +
Mac OS X market share surges 32% in one year 02/07/2008 17:20:50
Apple Inc.'s OS market share has increased by nearly 32% in the last year, according to data collected by an Internet metrics company. - +
FAQ: XP deathwatch, T minus zero 01/07/2008 07:25:39
Yesterday was the day. That's it for Windows XP.
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Computerworld Live Podcast #96: Security at the Edge 11/06/2008 09:22:22
CW Live speaks with Amol Mitra, HP ProCurve Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan. Today's topic: how enterprises are starting to shift away from simply controlling security via server logins, firewalls and moving to more adaptive security frameworks. - +
Data Management Edition #10: Multi-Petascale Systems 02/05/2008 09:12:33
This week we look at sustainability and the development of multicore technologies to build multi-petascale systems. - +
IT Security Edition #11: How to poison the Storm botnet 01/05/2008 08:51:55
This week CW Live presents a case study on how to poison the notorious Storm botnet . Plus we take a look at Cisco's plans for Ironport. - +
IT Security Edition #10: Cyber-battles fought and won 24/04/2008 11:09:47
Vendors bow to end user pressure to improve product security, and we take a look at the latest concepts shaping the cyber-battlefield of the future. - +
Data Management Edition #9: Data centre makeover 24/04/2008 07:43:06
This week CW Live looks at the death of the old style data centre which is undergoing its first makeover in more than 30 years.
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