Microsoft fixes Print Spooler, Plug and Play flaws

All the week's news and views about Security, 08/10/05
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Network World's Security News Alert

Microsoft fixes Print Spooler, Plug and Play flaws, 08/09/05

Microsoft has released patches for six flaws in Windows and
Internet Explorer, some of which could allow an attacker to gain
control of a computer system. The patches, which include a fix
for a newly discovered flaw in Microsoft's Plug-and-Play
software, were released Tuesday and comprise Microsoft's regular
patch releases for August.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal4890>

EMC announces surveillance management application, 08/09/05

EMC, which recently expressed its intention to focus more on
security, announced Tuesday that it has begun offering a package
geared to manage and analyze surveillance data.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/080905-emc.html?nl>

CA security hole points to data backup threats, 08/08/05

Computer Associates last week disclosed a major security flaw in
its data backup software, and analysts said the problem is an
example of the kind of vulnerabilities that are making storage
software more attractive to malicious hackers.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal4891>

Microsoft to reissue Windows 2000 SP4 update, 08/08/05

Microsoft plans to re-release Update Rollup 1 for Windows 2000
Service Pack 4 due to several problems users are having with the
current version, a company executive confirmed Monday.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal4892>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. Microsoft open source exec: Not the loneliest guy in Redmond
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal4893>

2. EMC announces surveillance management application
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/080905-emc.html?t5>

3. DKIM fights phishing and e-mail forgery
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal4894>

4. Microsoft fixes Print Spooler, Plug and Play flaw
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal4895>

5. Sprint, Nextel expect to finish merger Friday
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal4896>

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