New report shows some real progress in killing Zbot. Plus: Adobe hides PDFs in the sandbox; U.S. talks with Aussies on security.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 10/18/2010
Java should be considered a top software security threat, even more so than Adobe PDF files, according to Microsoft's announcement issued today.
Microsoft released Volume 9 of its "Security Intelligence Report" this week, which includes a section specifically honing in on the botnet problem.
Microsoft broke its own patch delivery record again with the release today of its October security update.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 10/12/2010
Should Microsoft revisit its patching frequency? Plus: Admins even busier, if they're tackling Adobe and Oracle fixes; IT study exposes IT security problems.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 10/12/2010
Microsoft's forthcoming October security update will be another historic rollout.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 10/07/2010
Microsoft will offer its consumer antimalware solution for Windows systems to small businesses on Thursday, Oct. 7 at no cost.
An out-of-band patch tries to catch hackers off-guard. Plus: Symantec looks more closely at Stuxnet; Twitter bug gives Microsoft the jitters.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 10/05/2010
The Obama administration is poised to ask for new Internet regulations that could potentially open any and all electronic communication to scrutiny.
- By Michael Hardy
- 09/28/2010
Microsoft released an "important" patch to address an information disclosure security vulnerability associated with ASP.NET systems.
Fix for ASP.NET flaw released. Plus: Symantec's reputation-based security rests on Ubiquity. Microsoft's consumer antivirus now being offered to SMBs.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 09/28/2010
Microsoft plans to release a patch on Tuesday for a security issue associated with ASP.NET systems.
Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) will be free for small businesses to use "beginning in early October," Microsoft announced today.
Symantec alerts Microsoft Security Essentials users that "scareware" is out there. Plus: a potential flaw in ASP.NET; HTML5 security.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 09/21/2010
Microsoft announced today that it plans to realign its Windows Embedded Business group to better connect with the company's management and security product lines.
Late on Monday, Microsoft published additional information about an ASP.NET flaw, which is now being exploited.
Internet Explorer 9, released on Wednesday in beta form, doesn't talk to strangers.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 09/16/2010
Microsoft is heralding its newly released Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit 2.0 as a fail-safe against hacker incursion methods.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 09/14/2010
IT pros can now get their hands on nine fixes for Windows systems, addressing 11 vulnerabilities.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 09/14/2010
Security spending may have slowed, but it still outpaces spending in other segments.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 09/13/2010