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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.

• Windows, Office to get 'critical' fixes

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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• Office users at risk from 'critical' flaw

  Microsoft issues another herd of vulnerability reports, including a "critical" security hole in numerous Office applications that could let a hacker take control of a PC.

• 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).

• New flaws in FrontPage Server Extensions, Word, and Excel

  Microsoft has released new security advisories that reveal flaws in FrontPage Server Extensions and Microsoft Word and Excel.

• Microsoft: Security requires teamwork

  At the RSA Conference Europe 2004 in Barcelona, Microsoft gave an upbeat assessment of its campaign to improve security.

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• 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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