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Friday, June 15, 2007

About Net Security: Six New Security Bulletins- 2 Affecting Vista

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  from Tony Bradley, CISSP-ISSAP
Microsoft released 6 Security Bulletins for the month of June this past Tuesday. Two of the Security Bulletins deal with flaws that also affect Vista. Check out the review of this month's bulletins below to learn about the vulnerabilities and ensure you have applied the necessary patches to protect your system.

 
In the Spotlight
Six New Security Bulletins From Microsoft
For June of 2007, Microsoft has released a total of 6 new Security Bulletins. Four of them are Critical, one is Important, and one is Moderate in priority according to Microsoft. Two of the Security Bulletins relate to flaws that affect the latest flagship operating system, Windows Vista. The series also includes...read more

 
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Operation 'Bot Roast'
There are tens or possibly hundreds of millions of machines on the Internet that have been compromised by a 'bot' of some kind. These infected machines, sometimes referred to as 'zombies', lie dormant, awaiting instruction from botmaster or botherder to execute some type of malicious bidding. This week the FBI announced the arrest of three men in conjunction with their Operation...read more

 
Safari Web Browser 'Insecure From Day One'
Apple touts the Safari web browser application as "Secure From Day One". Earlier this week, Apple released the first Windows-compatible version of Safari and security researchers identified a variety of serious issues within only a few hours. In Apple's defense, this was a Beta release, but the scope and nature of the vulnerabilities...read more

 
 
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