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• Flaw found in older Office versions

  A security company warned Thursday that a flaw in Microsoft Office could allow a denial-of-service attack to be executed on systems running somewhat older versions of the popular productivity suite.

• Attackers knock out MS sites

  Network assailants brought Microsoft's Internet connection to its knees with a denial-of-service onslaught, causing the company's major Web sites to slow to a near-halt before service was finally restored. The FBI is investigating.

• Hacker exploits MS server flaw

  'Dark Spyrit' has posted a program designed to exploit a security hole revealed days ago by Microsoft. It gives almost anyone the ability to completely control a Windows 2000 server.

• MS group to oversee hack reports

  Microsoft and five security companies announced last week that they would create an organisation to promote the responsible publishing of information about software flaws. Though many of the details have yet to be hammered out, the move marks the beginning of what could be the widespread emergence of ethical rules for security research.

• Homeland Security: Fix your Windows

  In a rare alert, the US Department of Homeland Security has urged Windows users to plug a potential worm hole in the Microsoft operating system.

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• Hackers could target critical VBA flaw

  help/how to Find out what you need to know about a widespread flaw in Visual Basic for Applications that affects many Windows systems.

• How effective is endpoint security?

  Antivirus software manufacturers all claim to protect us against threats, but how well do they actually perform? We put six popular business internet security packages to the test.

• UPDATE: New worm poised to unleash hell on MS

  A worm that takes advantage of what some security experts describe as the most widespread Windows flaw ever has started spreading, while new analysis has uncovered a time bomb in the worm's code poised to unleash a furious denial of service attack at Microsoft itself.

• Is another MSBlast attack on its way?

  The Eschelbeck Theory states that only half of the vulnerable systems in the world are patched within the first 30 days of a patch's existence, and that within that same 30-day period, someone invariably releases a virus or a worm to take advantage of the still-vulnerable systems.

• MiMail worm, Office 2003 flaw strikes again

  For the early adopters who have installed Microsoft Office 2003, there is an important update that you need to be aware of. Also, the MiMail worm is beginning to forge a destructive path. See how to cut it off at the pass.

Reviews (14)

• First Take: Microsoft Windows Vista

  Microsoft has released the first public beta of its Windows Vista operating system. We examine the new features.

• Microsoft Office 2000 SP2

  Get past cures for Office 2000's ills in one convenient pill with Office 2000 SP2.

• How effective is endpoint security?

  Antivirus software manufacturers all claim to protect us against threats, but how well do they actually perform? We put six popular business internet security packages to the test.

• .Net demystified: What you must know about MS's software scheme

  Suppose, for a moment, that everything could talk to everything else. Your calendar could get information from and supply data to your documents, or your cell phone, or someone else's calendar and cell phone. Your computer's desktop could tell you that your dry cleaning is ready or your bank account is overdrawn.

• Norton Internet Security 2007

  Norton Internet Security 2007 makes significant gains over last year, including cutting-edge rootkit and behavioral monitoring features found nowhere else, but the overall package could be serious overkill for the average desktop owner.

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