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Wednesday, 02 December 2009 11:08

Microsoft moves to mute black attack over Prevx prevarication

Microsoft must be feeling a bit black and blue after being belted by reports that its latest November Windows updates had caused some users to experience what is being called the “black screen of death”, especially after its own investigations suggest malware is the real cause, with Prevx seemingly having made its proclamation prematurely!

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Saturday, 17 October 2009 16:23

Adobe beats Microsoft in rubbish security challenge

Can anyone beat Microsoft when it comes to churning out insecure products? Ladies and gentleman, may I introduce you to Adobe.

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Wednesday, 14 October 2009 05:33

October Patch Tuesday is biggest ever

As expected, Microsoft released 13 new security bulletins overnight (Australian time). A mammoth 34 vulnerabilities are addressed, including some affecting Windows 7.
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Wednesday, 12 August 2009 09:26

Remote code vulnerability in programs built with Visual Studio

This week Microsoft pushed out a regular assortment of Windows updates but one in particular caught my eye. It was an important security update for Visual Studio. The description said an attacker could compromise your Windows-based system – with Visual Studio? Actually, no; the truth is worse, when good programs go bad.
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Monday, 27 July 2009 04:33

Microsoft proposes retrospective browser ballot

Microsoft's proposal to provide European consumers with a browser ballot screen appears to fall in line with the European Commission's (EC's) position. The company also has a proposal aimed at settling the interoperability case.
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Wednesday, 10 June 2009 05:43

More critical Microsoft updates, even for Vista

June's Patch Tuesday release from Microsoft addresses more vulnerabilities than there are days in the month. And this time, Mac users needn't feel left out.
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Tuesday, 31 March 2009 15:38

Letter from a CIO: why Conficker won't hurt our company

You know a virus is making it in the news when your network’s users start asking you about it (instead of the latest round of "good news virus" hoaxes.) It's prudent for those in technical leadership roles to send out encouraging messages why nobody need panic. Here’s a template e-mail you can copy-and-paste, with versions for Windows, Linux and Mac infrastructures!
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Tuesday, 31 March 2009 09:04

It's raining free Conficker protection: get it now!

The dreaded Conficker worm is constantly in the news these days, with consumers and businesses worldwide now bracing themselves for another expected attack from the malicious worm predicted to sweep the Internet on April Fool’s Day tomorrow.
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Friday, 06 March 2009 02:18

Vista vulnerabilities March on

March's Patch Tuesday will see yet another critical fix for Microsoft's flagship operating systems.
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Wednesday, 17 December 2008 08:09

Microsoft IE vulnerability to receive urgent fix Wednesday

Tomorrow, the 18th of December at 5am (Australian Eastern Standard Time), the 0-day security vulnerability that has embarrassed Microsoft into action will receive the urgently needed patch that will restore balance to the force and (temporarily) shut Linux zealots up.

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Thursday, 04 December 2008 10:43

98 percent of PCs vulnerable, says Secunia

A new study suggests that at least 98 percent of PCs are running at least one piece of software with a known security vulnerability.
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Thursday, 02 October 2008 09:09

Timely warnings from Telstra and Microsoft for early DST start

Several Australian states will go forward an hour this Sunday, October 5th at 2am, as Daylight Saving starts again for the year, but "watch" out – some of your devices or computers might not automatically make the change. Here’s what to do...

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Sunday, 28 September 2008 09:30

100 reasons Linux beats Windows

That's right; you heard me. Here are – count 'em – one hundred reasons why Linux beats Windows.

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Tuesday, 09 September 2008 15:10

40 reasons to lose Linux and vote Vista!

Challenged by my iTWire colleague and Linux lover Sam Varghese to come up with 40 reasons to lose Linux and vote Vista, I’ve done just that.

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Monday, 08 September 2008 15:39

10 reasons to stick with Vista and forget Linux

Windows Vista is in the news again, thanks to the incomprehensible start to the new campaign featuring Gates and Seinfeld, but also because of the growing threat to Windows Vista posed by different flavours of Linux, XP and Mac OS X. But none of those things stop Vista from being Microsoft’s best OS yet.

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Sunday, 07 September 2008 19:15

5 reasons to upgrade from Windows Vista to Linux

Windows Vista has been out for almost two years now but it still suffers from stability and compatibility issues, let alone an insatiable desire for beefier hardware. You don't have to live with it; here are five reasons why Linux makes a better choice for your computer.

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Wednesday, 13 August 2008 05:37

Patch frenzy erupts after August Patch Tuesday

With 26 vulnerabilities covered, August's Patch Tuesday was a biggie! Microsoft issued 11 bulletins, but 12 were expected. What has Microsoft applied the band-aids to, and what is yet to be patched?
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Sunday, 06 July 2008 04:28

Update: Windows Update gets update

Microsoft has announced that it will be rolling out an infrastructure update to the Windows Update agent over the next few months. So how does Windows keep itself up-to-date and what does the Update update mean to you?

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