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  • Linux kernel flaw gifts local users root privilege

    An error in the workings of Linux kernel versions 2.6.17 to 2.6.24.1 can give local users access to root privileges.

  • Microsoft: 'No patches for pirates'

    In an apparent attempt to cut down on the use of pirated versions of Windows, Microsoft is going to enforce authenticity checks of users' operating systems before it allows them to download add-ons or security updates.

  • 200 days to fix a broken Windows

    Security researchers are both criticising and empathising with Microsoft for the 200 days the company needed to create its latest critical software patch.

  • New .NET Passport flaws raise security doubts

    If you have employees using Hotmail to exchange confidential corporate information, you should be especially concerned with these new Microsoft .NET Passport flaws.

  • Trusting Microsoft: Easier said than done

    A fair trade means getting your money's worth but unfortunately, Microsoft is an exception to this rule. Company executives merely have to explain (not apologise) for shoddy products and everything's forgotten.

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  • New .NET Passport flaws raise security doubts

    If you have employees using Hotmail to exchange confidential corporate information, you should be especially concerned with these new Microsoft .NET Passport flaws.

  • Build a patch-management policy

    Defining the necessary procedures and responsibilities of patch management can be a tricky process, so follow this sample policy that can be adapted to the needs of your organisation.

  • Trusting Microsoft: Easier said than done

    A fair trade means getting your money's worth but unfortunately, Microsoft is an exception to this rule. Company executives merely have to explain (not apologise) for shoddy products and everything's forgotten.

  • Why did Microsoft take so long?

    Security experts are divided on whether the 200 days that Microsoft took to create its latest patch was reasonable. Additional reading: ZDNet Australia's Security Special

  • Beware of critical new IE vulnerabilities

    Although several of the new vulnerabilities in IE are classified as only moderate threats, an HTML buffer overrun flaw could allow attackers to gain user-level access to any computer that connects to a malicious Web site or that opens an HTML e-mail.

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