Microsoft on Tuesday released two critical patches for its Windows operating system, but a patch for the underlying security problems with Internet Explorer 6 is not yet ready for prime time.
Microsoft has urged customers to apply its latest security patches, after several companies published "proof of concept" attacks that exploit the flaws that the updates fix.
Sun has denied its staggered patching schedule for a recent Java flaw put billions of devices at risk.
New versions of Ubuntu Linux have been released at a steady six-month cadence, but project founder Mark Shuttleworth is considering a six-week delay to improve the reliability of an important new version.
Microsoft announced plans on Thursday to issue four "critical" security bulletins next week that address vulnerabilities in its Windows Mail, Internet Explorer and Windows XP.
It takes a fair bit of nerve to charge anything to fix up a botched product, but Microsoft's $14.95 price to get a physical copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3 really takes some beating for sheer gall.
After skipping Patch Tuesday last month, administrators will have the joy of a double patch this month because Microsoft is rushing out a fix for its Windows cursor vulnerability.
So, it seems the WOW -- for Microsoft's Windows Vista -- is not now, but sometime in the future, maybe.
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 ...)
After the government threw its hat in the ring over WiMax, friends and foes of the technology have been frothing at the mouth to deliver a natty sound bite on why the standard is the wireless equivalent of a cold sore or the saviour of all things broadband. Vodafone has now announced it's sleeping with enemy and joining the WiMax Forum. Who's the winner here?
Microsoft's delayed reaction in fixing the latest Internet Explorer flaws has resulted in users taking a page out of the open-source movement's book by releasing their own patches.
The Apache Software Foundation unveils a new version of its market-leading Web server software, primarily to patch previously undisclosed security vulnerabilities.
Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.
Mozilla Foundation plans to soon release new versions of the browsers to deal with a recently disclosed serious security flaw and other bugs.
Next week's security bulletin will deliver 10 fixes, at least one high-priority patch for Microsoft's OS among them.
Microsoft released several patches for Windows Vista on Tuesday, including one designed to put the iPod and the new operating system back on speaking terms.
Microsoft released its first monthly security update on Wednesday, following a new schedule that attempts to ease the load on overburdened system administrators.
McAfee, without realising it, has fixed a serious flaw in its popular product for managing security software, the security vendor said on Friday.
When Microsoft patched a security hole in Internet Explorer this week, it also blocked users from accessing certain Web sites.
Less than two months after launching its Windows Server 2003 operating system, Microsoft has released a security patch to fix a vulnerability that could let malicious sites run damaging code on the server.
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