Microsoft patches IE, Word, Windows

All the week's news and views about Security, 07/13/05
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Network World's Security News Alert

Microsoft patches IE, Word, Windows, 07/12/05

Microsoft has released three software updates that patch
critical security flaws in its products, including a patch for
an Internet Explorer vulnerability that was first reported last
week. The company also released patches for Microsoft Word and
for a feature of the Windows operating system that is used by a
number of applications.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3240>

Mozilla patches bugs in Firefox, Thunderbird, 07/12/05

The Mozilla Foundation Tuesday fixed a number of security bugs
in its Firefox Web browser, many of which will also be patched
in upcoming releases of Mozilla's Thunderbird e-mail client and
Mozilla Internet software suite.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3241>

McAfee: More attackers seeking money, zombies, 07/12/05

Attackers are becoming increasingly aggressive as they look to
grow their zombie armies of infected PCs, according to
anti-virus vendor McAfee.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/071205-mcafee.html?nl>

Newsletter: SIM/ESM: Ripe for consolidation?, 07/13/05

Recently, Micromuse announced plans to augment its security
information management products with its acquisition of
GuardedNet, one of the longstanding players in the space.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3242>

U.K. minister pushes data retention laws, 07/12/05

U.K. Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has dismissed suggestions that
new Europe-wide laws that require companies to store
telecommunications data to help in the hunt for terrorists would
impose excessive costs on industry.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3243>

Industry tries to unite again to tackle spyware, 07/12/05

The Anti-Spyware Coalition, a group of IT companies and public
interest groups, is hoping to succeed where a previous vendor
organization failed in tackling the global problem of spyware.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/071205-spyware.html?nl>
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