MS07-029: Vulnerability in Windows DNS RPC Interface Could Allow Remote Code Execution (935966) 08 May 2007 08:00 GMTBulletin Severity Rating:Critical - This update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability. The vulnerability is documented in its own subsection in the Vulnerability Details section of this bulletin. An attacker who successfully exploited 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 apply the update immediately.
Source: TechNet MS07-027: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (931768) 08 May 2007 08:00 GMTBulletin Severity Rating:Critical - This update resolves several newly discovered, privately reported and public vulnerabilities. Each vulnerability is documented in its own subsection in the Vulnerability Details section of this bulletin. If a user is logged on with administrative user rights, 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 the same user rights as the logged-on user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. We recommend that customers apply the update immediately.
Source: TechNet MS07-026: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Could Allow Remote Code Execution (931832) 08 May 2007 08:00 GMTBulletin Severity Rating:Critical - This update resolves several newly discovered, privately 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 Restaurant Chain Beefs Up Payment Card Protections 07 May 2007 04:50 GMTThe Steak n Shake restaurant chain has had to tighten up its payment security measures to comply with the card industrys PCI standard -- a move that has required a series of IT changes.
Source: Computerworld Phase-Change Memory 07 May 2007 04:50 GMTBased on using electrical charges to change areas on a glassy material from crystalline to random, PRAM promises, in time, to be faster, cheaper, and consume less power than other forms of memory.
Source: Computerworld Who's Using What 07 May 2007 04:50 GMTVendors offer a wide variety of security options, including software and appliances. Here's what some organizations are using.
Source: Computerworld