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Monday, June 20, 2005

About Net Security: June 20, 2005

 
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  from Tony Bradley, CISSP, your Editor and Guide
Last week, Microsoft released 10 new Security Bulletins on their scheduled, monthly "Patch Tuesday". Three of the Security Bulletins are rated as "Critical" by Microsoft. They also re-released a few older bulletins, most notably MS05-019, and recommend that all users re-apply the new version. I also posted a new article to walk you through the configuration options for using the Microsoft Windows Firewall in Windows XP SP2.
 
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10 New Security Bulletins From Microsoft For June 2005
Yesterday, Microsoft released their Security Bulletins for the month of June. There were 3 ranked Critical, 4 Important and 3 Moderate according to Microsoft. The 10 Security Bulletins fix a combined 12 new vulnerabilities covering a wide range of Microsoft...read more

 
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Configuring The Windows Firewall
With Windows XP SP2, Microsoft finally enabled the firewall by default rather than relying on the user to A) realize they should have a firewall installed and B) figure out where it is and how to turn it on. But, for users who are not accustomed to having the firewall turned on or who are new to firewalls in general, it can be a...read more

 
Microsoft Re-Releases Security Bulletin MS05-019
To add to the deluge of patches issued from Microsoft yesterday, they have also re-issued Security Bulletin MS05-019 (Vulnerabilities in TCP/IP Could Allow Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service). The revised patch fixes some issues with network connectivity that...read more

 
 
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