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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.

• Microsoft: IE hole worse than reported

  The company raises its threat rating for a security flaw in its Web browser to "critical," in response to criticism of its initial assessment of the hole's danger.

• Worms hit right on schedule

  Computer worms often strike about 30 days after Microsoft releases software patches. MS just released four patches, so the clock is ticking. But Robert Vamosi says this time might be different.

• Microsoft finds several 'critical' Web glitches

  Problems with Internet Explorer, XML handling, SQL Server and Commerce Server could allow hackers to read files off your PC, or crash your server

• Security flaw in key Microsoft services

  Microsoft has warned users of a number of its subscription programs, including product testing and volume licensing, of a potential security flaw affecting the software they use for downloads.

• MS Palladium: A must or a menace?

  Microsoft's upcoming Palladium architecture for 'Trusted Computing' may secure PCs, but it also threatens to turn people's computers into spies.

• Linux kernel makes Xbox appearance

  The Xbox Linux Project, a volunteer effort aimed at running the Linux operating system on Microsoft's Xbox gaming console, said it has succeeded in booting the Linux kernel--a small but important step forward.

• Security's the message for Exchange

  Microsoft hatches plans for a new Exchange Server e-mail system, with improved security and a facelift for Outlook, in the software's first major upgrade in nearly two years.

• Security woes: Who's to blame?

  Scott Culp, director of Microsoft's security response centre, has of late been in a feisty mood, calling the security industry and hackers into account for distributing what he says is dangerous code.

• 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.

• 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.

• Hacker posts code to exploit MS bug

  A Japanese hacker has surreptitiously posted a program on the Internet, which gives remote attackers complete control of vulnerable servers running Microsoft's popular Web server software.

• Hacker reverse-engineered ACMA blacklist

  An Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) executive has told a Senate Estimates hearing that the alleged leak of its blacklist in March was the result of a hacker reverse-engineering a Family Friendly filter.

• Microsoft cursor flaw may affect Firefox users

  The animated cursor vulnerability in Windows could also affect those using Firefox on Windows machines, according to one of the security researchers who discovered the flaw.

• Microsoft exec labels XP hack 'frightening'

  "Enlightening and frightening" was the phrase used by a Microsoft executive to describe a hacking demonstration on a Windows XP system by two British e-crime specialists.

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