Microsoft previews 12 security bulletins, 7 'critical'; Excel fix likely en route   07 Feb 2008 18:58 GMT
Microsoft on Thursday issued advance notice of 12 security bulletins ahead of its February batch of patches with seven critical flaws affecting Vista, Internet Explorer and Office. The most notable patch will likely cover that Excel zero day vulnerability that surfaced last month. Since Microsoft confirmed the...
Source: ZDNet

Funny. 5/3 Bank advertises malware site in brochure   07 Feb 2008 18:25 GMT
An alert blogger at BuggStompers picked up a brochure at his last visit to the bank. The brochure, titled "Protect Yourself From Malware" points you to a site to download Spybot search and destroy. But it is not Patrick Kolla's site at Safe Networking that they provide....
Source: ZDNet

Google, IBM, Microsoft and VeriSign join Yahoo on OpenID   07 Feb 2008 15:21 GMT
The OpenID Foundation on Thursday said that Google, IBM, Microsoft, VeriSign and Yahoo have joined its board. The additions--Yahoo joined OpenID last month and made its accounts compatible--are a big boost to the single sign-on initiative. While these newcomers are a nice addition to the board it's...
Source: ZDNet

Is Jazz a trojan horse for IBM Rational tools?   07 Feb 2008 14:48 GMT
CollabNet CTO Jack Repenning called in yesterday, all a-dither about Jazz being a "trojan horse" on behalf of IBM's Rational software tools. Jazz is merely a checkpoint to indicate distributed software development tools are still coming, he said. "I used Rational as a user for years, and...
Source: ZDNet

Windows handheld device helps fight wars on terror, drugs   07 Feb 2008 14:00 GMT
A one-pound handheld gadget running Windows CE is enlisting for duty with police departments and the armed forces. The Seeker CDU is designed to detect trace amounts of certain chemicals used to make narcotics, explosives and such.

Source: Computerworld

Major vendors join OpenID board   07 Feb 2008 14:00 GMT
Five large vendors have joined the board of the OpenID Foundation, giving a boost to the group's efforts to simplify the process of signing into Web sites.

Source: Computerworld

Intel sued over patent infringement in processor tech   07 Feb 2008 14:00 GMT
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is suing Intel for alleged patent infringement related to processor technology.

Source: Computerworld

Eliminate SPAM, Gain Productivity   07 Feb 2008 14:00 GMT
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Source: Computerworld

Microsoft slates 12 patches for next week   07 Feb 2008 14:00 GMT
Microsoft said it will have a dozen patches to release next Tuesday, including seven "critical" updates for for Windows, IE, VBScript and Office.

Source: Computerworld

Feds seek 10% hike in IT security spending, as intelligence chief warns of cyberthreats   07 Feb 2008 14:00 GMT
The Bush administration's proposed fiscal 2009 budget would increase the U.S. government's information security spending by 10% while allocating just over 10% of the total IT budget to security.

Source: Computerworld