Security Fix: August 7, 2005 - August 13, 2005
Patch Now or Else
If you've been putting off installing the latest bundle of patches that Microsoft issued this week, it's time to reconsider. Instructions telling would-be attackers precisely how to exploit more than half of the security holes closed by the patches were...
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August 12, 2005; 3:30 PM ET |
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Verizon Wireless Fixes Leaky Web Site
Verizon Wireless acknowledged today that a series of computer programming flaws may have exposed personal data on millions of subscribers. Verizon initially said it had no evidence any information was actually leaked as a result of the flaw, which it...
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August 11, 2005; 4:23 PM ET |
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The FBI on Cyber Crime
It's not every day that one gets a chance to talk with Robert Mueller, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. So when he began taking questions following a speech he made about cooperating with industry to fight crime at...
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August 10, 2005; 1:57 PM ET |
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Spam, Spam, Hummers(?) and Spam
It's been something of a gleeful week for anti-spam activists. On Tuesday, Microsoft Corp. announced it had won a $7 million settlement from Scott Richter, once known as the "Spam King" for the millions he made by sending junk e-mail....
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August 10, 2005; 11:44 AM ET |
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Six Security Patches for Windows
As promised, Microsoft Corp. today released a bundle of six software security updates for computers running its Windows operating systems, including three patches that earned its most severe "critical" rating. The free patches, available for download through the Microsoft Update...
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August 9, 2005; 3:11 PM ET |
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Antivirus Software: A Tool, Not a Panacea
If you think merely using a firewall, anti-virus software and staying up to date on Microsoft Windows security patches will allow you to throw caution and common sense to the wind while surfing the 'Net, think again. The folks over...
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August 9, 2005; 11:20 AM ET |
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