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Microsoft confirms critical SQL Server vulnerabilityOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 17 days ago (http://blogs.zdnet.com)
Category: security | Tags microsoft, critical, sql, server, vulnerability,
"Microsoft late Monday issued a pre-patch advisory confirming a remote code execution vulnerability affecting its SQL Server line. The vulnerability, publicly disclosed with exploit code more than t read more »
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Opera releases update for 'extremely severe' vulnsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 23 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: security | Tags opera, release, update, vulnerability, patch, upgrade,
"Opera pushed out an update to its popular web browser on Tuesday that fixes vulnerabilities it described as "extremely severe"." read more »
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As attacks escalate, MS readies emergency IE patchOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 24 days ago (http://blogs.zdnet.com)
Category: security | Tags microsoft, emergency internet explorer update, malware attacks, zero-day browser, vulnerability, ,
"Microsoft is planning to ship an emergency Internet Explorer update tomorrow (December 17) to counter an escalating wave of malware attacks targeting a zero-day browser vulnerability." read more »
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Daft list names Firefox, Adobe and VMWare as top threatsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 28 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: security | Tags firefox, adobe, vmware, bit9, corporate, vulnerability, security, fake,
"Vulnerable applications that fail to lend themselves to updating through corporate tools are creating a security gap, according to a ludicrous list from whitelisting firm Bit9..." read more »
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Microsoft: IE5, IE6 also affected by browser vulnerabilityOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 28 days ago (http://feeds.infoworld.com)
Category: security | Tags microsoft, ie5, ie6, browser, vulnerability, , , ,
"An unpatched vulnerability found in Internet Explorer 7 also affects older versions of the browser as well as the latest beta version, Microsoft warned Thursday." read more »
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Chinese researchers inadvertently release IE7 exploit codeOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 29 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: internet | Tags john leyden, the register, chinese security, code, exploit, internet explorer 7, vulnerability, ,
John Leyden of The Register writes "Chinese security researchers have admitted that they inadvertently released code that might be misused to exploit an unpatched Internet Explorer 7 vulnerability." read more »
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In-the-wild attacks find hole in (fully-patched) IE 7Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 31 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: security | Tags attacks, patched, ie7, microsoft, security, vulnerability, , ,
"Security researchers are reporting in-the-wild attacks targeting a previously unknown vulnerability in fully patched versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser." read more »
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Microsoft warns of malware exploiting known vulnerabilityOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 43 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: security | Tags john fontana, microsoft, attacks, vulnerability, windows, worm, infestation, networks, server,
John Fontana posts "Microsoft is warning users of a rise in attacks on a vulnerability in Windows that could trigger a worm infestation on networks, and the company is encouraging companies to apply read more »
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