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    As part of its monthly patch cycle, Microsoft plans to release on Tuesday eight security bulletins to plug holes in its software products.

  • Microsoft puts out critical Office updates

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

  • 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.

  • Microsoft pulls four planned patches

    Microsoft has pulled four bulletins from its announced list of Patch Tuesday fixes, but did not specify why it was backpedalling on the security releases.

  • 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.

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    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 ...)

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    Windows Defender for Vista has failed miserably when it comes to protecting users of Microsoft's latest operating system from a very basic attack.

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  • Latest flaw in Exchange 5.5 fixed

    Microsoft's August security announcement only saw one bulletin, MS04-026, "Vulnerability in Exchange Server 5.5 Outlook Web Access Could Allow Cross-Site Scripting and Spoofing Attacks." Here are the details.

  • 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).

  • Securing Microsoft: From the Blaster worm to Blue Hat

    From Blaster Worm to Blue Hat, we bring you a complete retrospective on the evolution of Microsoft's security strategy over the last decade. Step onboard as we chart the triumphs and tragedies as the Microsoft engineers battled the tides of internet hackers, transforming them from adversaries to unlikely allies.

  • Microsoft releases seven new security bulletins

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

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  • 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.

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    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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