Security


Wireless Security Puts IRS Data at Risk

Internal Revenue Service offices across the nation that use wireless technology are still vulnerable to hackers

New Word, Windows Vulnerabilities Surface

Redmond this week was alerted to a spate of new security flaws in its vulnerability-ridden Word -- only this time, the victim is Microsoft's brand-new Word 2007 application.

TJX Thieves Had Time To Steal, Trip Up

For at least 17 months, someone had free rein inside TJX Cos.' computers. Without anyone noticing, one or more intruders installed code on the discount retailer's systems to methodically unearth, collect and transmit account data from at least 45.7 million credit and debit cards.

Microsoft Warns of New DNS Attacks

Yesterday, Microsoft published a new security advisory warning of a new spate of attacks targeting a DNS vulnerability in its Windows server operating systems.

Microsoft Issues ASP.NET Glitch Fix

Microsoft has released a public hotfix patch to address a number of ASP.NET 2.0 compilation issues, according to Microsoft Developer Division General Manager Scott Guthrie.

User Management Program Adds Security Upgrades

Lieberman Software Corp. has upgraded its flagship Windows management product, User Manager Pro, with a number of security and other enhancements and christened it User Manager Pro Suite.

DVD Security Group Says It Fixed Flaws

The group behind security measures for next-generation DVDs said Monday it has fixed a leak that allowed hackers to discover the keys for unlocking movies on HD DVD and Blu-ray discs.

Data on Millions of Georgians Lost

A computer disk containing the names, birth dates and Social Security numbers of 2.9 million Medicaid and children's health care recipients is missing.

Microsoft Patches 4 Critical Windows Vulnerabilities

As expected, Microsoft Corp. today published five new security bulletins that patch vulnerabilities in its Windows and Microsoft Content Management Server products.

Disk With Data on 2.9M Georgians Lost

A disk containing the names, birth dates and Social Security numbers of 2.9 million Medicaid and children's health care recipients is missing, Georgia health officials said Tuesday.

Microsoft Launches Enterprise Security Ad Campaign

Flashy Forefront message suggests that security is easy to deploy across the enterprise.

Microsoft Plans 5 Patches for Tuesday

On top of this week's major update to Microsoft's Windows GDI implementation, Redmond next week plans to issue no less than four Windows security bulletins, including at least one "critical" update.

Microsoft Patches Windows Vulnerability

Microsoft Corp. released an emergency security patch Tuesday to plug a hole in several versions of Windows

Microsoft Patches Bevy of GDI Flaws

As promised, Microsoft Corp. today released an out-of-band update to correct a bevy of flaws in its Windows GDI implementation.

Microsoft Plans Out-of-Cycle Patch for Zero-Day Flaw

We still don't know all that much about the scope of the vulnerability in Microsoft's Windows Animated Cursor handling implementation, but -- based on Redmond's responsiveness thus far -- it seems like a doozy.

Microsoft: Attacks on Windows Flaw Rise

Hackers stepped up attacks Friday on computers running some versions of Windows, a day after Microsoft disclosed a hole related to the mouse cursor.

Star Power: Redmond Readers' Choice Awards 2007

You voted for our annual Best of the Best and the results are in: Find out which products you've chosen as the cream of the crop.

'Tis the Season

From betas to white papers, here's a roll call of new tools and resources to make your IT life a little easier.

Channel News: GFI Software Updates Channel Training

Messaging provider partners with trainer to get partners up to speed on new messaging solutions.

Exchange 2007: So Far, So Good

The new Exchange offers welcome changes on the admin side, but not as many on the client side.

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