Microsoft has released 11 security patches, six of which are "critical" and five of which are "important", according to the software giant.
Between 2006 and 2007, there was an almost threefold rise in flaws found in Microsoft software, according to vulnerability-scanning company Qualys.
Microsoft is investigating a security vulnerability which affects Vista, its newly launched operating system.
Blogs were buzzing last week with reports that Windows users who thought they had automatic updates set to either not install or get permission before installing nonetheless had their machines patched and rebooted.
The first attacks that are likely to have stemmed from a serious Domain Name System flaw have been reported.
After skipping Patch Tuesday last month, administrators will have the joy of a double patch this month because Microsoft is rushing out a fix for its Windows cursor vulnerability.
If you recently signed up with Microsoft's OneCare Live antivirus service -- and you use Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express -- there is a chance that your stored e-mails have been wiped out.
Trying to understand the logic behind Microsoft's development decisions is a bit like S&M: it's a painful activity probably best left to others. But a recent example from the storage world does suggest something about Microsoft's "people will beat up on us regardless" dilemma.
Microsoft is going to let everyone -- even people with an illegal pirate copy of Windows XP -- download IE7 because the software giant really cares about the safety and security of all Internet users. (But don't mention Firefox ...)
As the iconic BlackBerry goes from strength to strength in subscriber numbers, so do the threats to the device and the business model.
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A security flaw in open-source software used by Linux and Unix systems for compression may affect some Microsoft products that also use the code.
A Chinese academic has revealed a major problem with the way Microsoft's encryption tool handles Word and Excel files. This flaw could allow a cracker with basic cryptography skills to decrypt the files.
A new glitch in one of Microsoft's server software packages is causing headaches for some small businesses.
Flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer could launch a remote attack on systems running Windows XP with Service Pack 2, says security firm.
Microsoft alerted PC users to three critical security flaws in Internet Explorer and Windows on Wednesday, as the MSBlast worm and its variants used a previous vulnerability in Windows to spread across the Net for a second week.
The company issues a software patch to reanimate notebooks that freeze when running Windows XP.
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