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Microsoft presses deeper into security space

Richard Thurston June 30, 2008

Microsoft is spearheading its second global security initiative in a week by setting up a scheme to try to tackle multi-vendor security threats.

MIcrosoft investigating IE6 vulnerability claim

Dan Kaplan June 27, 2008

A Chinese research team has discovered a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 that is being actively exploited to possibly steal credentials and hijack browser sessions.

Microsoft recommends free tools to address SQL attacks

Dan Kaplan June 24, 2008

Microsoft is trying to stem the tide of poorly coded but legitimate websites falling prey to attacks.

Apple addresses "carpet bomb" Safari for Windows threat

Dan Kaplan June 20, 2008

Despite initially maintaining that the Safari for Windows "carpet bomb" issue was not a security vulnerability, Apple has decided to release a patch.

Microsoft re-releases patch for Bluetooth flaw

Dan Kaplan June 19, 2008

Microsoft on Thursday re-released its June patch for a vulnerability in which Bluetooth-enabled devices could be attacked.

Microsoft pushes out fix for deployment issue

Dan Kaplan June 17, 2008

A glitch that prevented some Microsoft customers from deploying their June security updates has been corrected.

Microsoft releases seven patches, three critical

Jim Carr June 10, 2008

In what one security researcher called a broad-based set of releases, Microsoft on Tuesday unleashed seven patches, three for critical vulnerabilities, in its June Patch Tuesday round of bug fixes.

Proof-of-concept revealed for Safari for Windows bug

Dan Kaplan June 09, 2008

A security researcher has published proof-of-concept code for the blended Internet Explorer-Safari for Windows threat.

Spammers use hosted services to send unwanted mail

Dan Kaplan June 03, 2008

Spammers are increasingly turning to hosted services to ship out their junk mail, the latest threat report from MessageLabs revealed.

Microsoft warns over Safari "carpet bomb" attack

Dan Kaplan June 02, 2008

Microsoft is warning Windows XP and Vista users who have installed Safari on their machines that a blended attack could result in malicious code being installed.

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