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• Microsoft puts out critical Office updates

  Microsoft has released its March 2008 security bulletin, which includes four bulletins, all deemed critical by Microsoft.

• Oracle to open up on bug severity

  Oracle plans to add severity ratings to its security bulletins, making the alerts less of a guessing game for customers.

• Fixes coming for Windows flaws

  As part of its monthly patching cycle, Microsoft plans to release on Tuesday two security bulletins with fixes for flaws in Windows.

• Microsoft plugs Windows worm holes

  Microsoft on Tuesday in the US provided fixes for eight flaws related to Windows, including three that could be used to compromise a system without any user interaction.

• Patches out for IE holes, Sony-related issue

  Microsoft on Tuesday provided a fix for a "critical" security flaw in Windows that is being exploited in online attacks against Internet Explorer users.

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  Microsoft recruiting software pirates to fight Firefox?

  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 ...)

Features and Case Studies (50)

• New Trojan menaces Aust online bank users

  Security weaknesses in Microsoft's server and browser software are taking their toll on Australian Internet banking sites.

• Get up to speed on Microsoft's August security bulletins

  In August, Microsoft released a dozen security bulletins, rating nine as critical threats. (The remaining three are important threats.) With that many updates in a single month, how do you know which ones to concentrate on first?

• Microsoft releases three new security bulletins

  Microsoft has released a batch of updates that affect Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000, Outlook Web Access (OWA) for Exchange Server 2003, and Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC).

• Microsoft releases seven new security bulletins

  In a single day, Microsoft recently released seven Security Bulletins--five of which were labelled Critical.

• Microsoft preps 'critical' Windows patch

  Next week's security bulletin will deliver 10 fixes, at least one high-priority patch for Microsoft's OS among them.

Reviews (2)

• First Take: IE7 for Windows Vista

  With Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Vista, Microsoft shores up Internet Explorer's crumbling security status and takes aim at its biggest rivals.

• Microsoft bug reports may get personal data

  Companies using Microsoft Office XP and Internet Explorer 5 have been warned that documents containing personal information could be sent to Microsoft along with debugging information in the event of a program crash.

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