Security News

MS07-002: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (927198) 09 Jan 2007 08:00 GMT
Bulletin Severity Rating:Critical - This update resolves several newly discovered, privately and publicly reported vulnerabilities. Each vulnerability is documented in its own subsection in the "Vulnerability Details" section of this bulletin. An attacker who successfully exploited the most severe of these vulnerabilities could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. We recommend that customers apply the update immediately.
Source: TechNet

MS07-001: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2003 Brazilian Portuguese Grammar Checker That Could Allow Remote Code Execution (921585) 09 Jan 2007 08:00 GMT
Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This update resolves a newly discovered, privately and publicly reported vulnerability. The vulnerability is documented in its own subsection in the "Vulnerability Details" section of this bulletin. An attacker who successfully this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. We recommend that customers should apply the update at the earliest opportunity.
Source: TechNet

FAQ: Second Life (and why you care) 09 Jan 2007 05:27 GMT
You may not socialize on Second Life. You may not know what Second Life is, why anyone would want one, and whether first and second lives are supposed to run consecutively or concurrently. But with businesses and research facilities now interested and millions of dollars flowing into that virtual economy each month, it's time for you to learn.

Source: Computerworld

A shifting landscape for e-mail security 08 Jan 2007 20:01 GMT
Tech heavyweights are taking charge in a "brutal battle" for dominance among spam fighters.
Source: ZDNet

Continuity of Service for IT: A Playbook for the 21st Century 08 Jan 2007 14:00 GMT
(Source: Computerworld) Jim Wheeler, BellSouth, knows how to prepare for a natural disaster. In this presentation, he discusses the impact of Hurricane Katrina and the lessons learned in the restoration. Recorded live at the September, 2006, Infrastructure Management World conference in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Source: Computerworld

FAQ: Get a Second Life 08 Jan 2007 14:00 GMT
What is Second Life? What does a virtual environment have to do with your first life? Are all these lives supposed to run consecutively or concurrently? And what issues does your business face in an all-digital realm? Our FAQ sets you straight.

Source: Computerworld

Adobe Set to Issue Patches for Web-based Acrobat, Reader Flaws 08 Jan 2007 14:00 GMT
Adobe Systems last week urged users to upgrade to the most recent versions of its Reader and Acrobat software, amid concerns that a newly disclosed vulnerability in the products could expose a large number of users to malicious attacks.

Source: Computerworld

Longhorn Server Revealed: Active Directory Enhancements 08 Jan 2007 14:00 GMT
One of the biggest improvements is the notion of read-only domain controllers. Columnist Jonathan Hassell explains why.

Source: Computerworld

Wi-Fi body aims to smooth security setup 08 Jan 2007 14:00 GMT
The Wi-Fi Alliance, the group certifying Wi-Fi products, hopes to help consumers make their wireless LANs more secure by taking some of the trouble out of the process of locking them down.