Security Fix: January 21, 2007 - January 27, 2007
Apple Patches Mac Wireless Security Hole
Apple Inc. on Thursday released a security update to patch a hole in the wireless Internet software built into many of its computers running Mac OS X. The update applies to Core Duo versions of the Mac mini, MacBook and...
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January 26, 2007; 1:26 PM ET |
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Another Unpatched Microsoft Word Flaw
Symantec Corp. is reporting that it has spotted active exploitation of yet another undocumented security hole in Microsoft Word. If Symantec's report is correct -- this would mean we now have at least three known unpatched Word vulnerabilities that are...
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January 26, 2007; 9:11 AM ET |
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Missed Software Upgrade Blamed for Conn. Porn Case
Many Security Fix readers have been quick to express their outrage in response to my post from this morning about a substitute teacher in Connecticut who could be sentenced for up to 40 years in prison after she was convicted...
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January 25, 2007; 5:37 PM ET |
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Substitute Teacher Faces Jail Time Over Spyware
A 40-year-old former substitute teacher from Connecticut is facing prison time following her conviction for endangering students by exposing them to pornographic material displayed on a classroom computer. Local prosecutors charged that the teacher was caught red-handed surfing for porn...
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January 25, 2007; 11:24 AM ET |
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Time to Reboot the Internet Again
Cisco Systems Inc., the company whose hardware routers are responsible for handling the majority of the world's Internet traffic, today issued patches to fix at least three very serious security holes in its products. This is generally not something that...
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January 24, 2007; 1:52 PM ET |
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Apple Patches First 'Month of Apple Bugs' Flaw
Apple Inc. on Tuesday released a software patch to fix an extremely serious security hole in its QuickTime media player program, one that could be exploited to install malicious software on Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X systems just by...
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January 24, 2007; 12:37 PM ET |
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Broken Windows: Clean-up or Rebuild?
I received a few e-mails over the weekend from readers who took issue with advice I recently gave to a Web chat participant who asked what he should do to help an elderly friend who was having PC trouble. The...
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January 24, 2007; 5:30 AM ET |
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Sun Releases Java Security Update
Sun Microsystems is urging users of its Java software (i.e., most computer users on the planet) to apply a security patch to fix a dangerous security vulnerability that exists in most versions of the program. Many people may not even...
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January 23, 2007; 11:15 AM ET |
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