Microsoft patches against evil maid attack 

Microsoft patches against evil maid attack

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 13 March 2013 8:26 AM
Twenty holes plugged.
Microsoft to patch seven Windows, IE and Office flaws 

Microsoft to patch seven Windows, IE and Office flaws

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 11 March 2013 8:30 AM
Four rated critical.
Microsoft automates cloud access management for engineers 

Microsoft automates cloud access management for engineers

In Cloud - By Darren Pauli, 26 June 2012 9:20 AM
Office 365 support 'democratised'.
Microsoft patches three critical flaws 

Microsoft patches three critical flaws

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 7 May 2012 9:58 AM
Patches will send IT admins scrambling.
Trojan leverages patched Microsoft Office flaw  

Trojan leverages patched Microsoft Office flaw

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 12 February 2012 8:22 PM
The exploit arrives as an email.
Microsoft prepping 13 patches for 22 flaws 

Microsoft prepping 13 patches for 22 flaws

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 5 August 2011 1:00 PM
The software giant's monthly security update will include fixes for bugs in all versions of Internet Explorer.
Microsoft to plug 22 holes with four patches 

Microsoft to plug 22 holes with four patches

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 8 July 2011 11:36 AM
'Critical' and 'important' holes patched in Windows OS.
UK and US ponder cyber attack retaliation 

UK and US ponder cyber attack retaliation

In Hackers - By Liam Tung, 1 June 2011 3:35 PM
Pentagon toys with offline response.
Microsoft cracks down on file format attacks 

Microsoft cracks down on file format attacks

In Applications - 13 April 2011 4:29 PM
Office 2010 tool now backwards compatible.
Microsoft fixes 64 flaws in April patch 

Microsoft fixes 64 flaws in April patch

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 8 April 2011 12:09 PM
Fix pending for vulnerability that is being exploited.
Microsoft's monthly update to include two 0-day fixes 

Microsoft's monthly update to include two 0-day fixes

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 4 February 2011 11:31 AM
Microsoft will next week push out 12 patches to close 22 vulnerabilities.
Microsoft preps three patches for Tuesday 

Microsoft preps three patches for Tuesday

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 5 November 2010 10:36 AM
Office and Unified Access Gateway to see fixes.
Telstra faces privacy breach investigation 

Telstra faces privacy breach investigation

In Risk - 27 October 2010 3:52 PM
Botched mailout to 220,000 customers.
IE, Office, Windows get patches in latest Microsoft update 

IE, Office, Windows get patches in latest Microsoft update

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 13 October 2010 2:02 PM
IE patch most 'high-priority'.
Patch Tuesday sees new fixes and warnings 

Patch Tuesday sees new fixes and warnings

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 10 March 2010 12:55 PM
Company gives details on IE attack along with Office fixes.
SMB, DirectShow top the list of Microsoft patches 

SMB, DirectShow top the list of Microsoft patches

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 10 February 2010 2:05 PM
Five priority patches outlined.
Microsoft planning major security update 

Microsoft planning major security update

In Applications - By David Neal, 8 February 2010 10:15 AM
Bumper Patch Tuesday.
ATO targeted twice by refund scam email 

ATO targeted twice by refund scam email

In Messaging - By Ry Crozier, 2 February 2010 1:03 PM
Sophisticated phishing attempt.
Microsoft to deliver six patches covering 15 flaws 

Microsoft to deliver six patches covering 15 flaws

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 6 November 2009 10:40 AM
20 fewer than last month.
UK Home Office delays McKinnon extradition 

UK Home Office delays McKinnon extradition

In Hackers - By V3.co.uk staff, 20 October 2009 10:23 AM
Long-running legal battle takes new twist.
Banks report 70 percent of phishing attacks hosted offshore 

Banks report 70 percent of phishing attacks hosted offshore

In Risk - By Brett Winterford, 13 October 2009 9:31 AM
Former Soviet republics responsible for most scams.
Microsoft lays out monthly patch plans 

Microsoft lays out monthly patch plans

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 7 August 2009 10:48 AM
Microsoft is planning to issue at least nine security fixes this month.
Another ActiveX zero-day bug from Microsoft 

Another ActiveX zero-day bug from Microsoft

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 14 July 2009 10:05 AM
Microsoft is trying to combat another ActiveX vulnerability being actively exploited -- the second in a week.
UK government to create Office of Cyber Security 

UK government to create Office of Cyber Security

In Risk - By Mark Mayne, 26 June 2009 3:18 PM
The UK Government is to create a central Office of Cyber Security (OCS) to deal with the rising level of online attacks.
ATO phishing scam dupes 200,000 

ATO phishing scam dupes 200,000

22 June 2009 9:56 AM
Scammers leave the front door open.
ATO struck by new phishing scam 

ATO struck by new phishing scam

In Messaging - By Brett Winterford, 10 June 2009 9:56 AM
Users need to exercise caution when receiving emails purporting to be from the Australian Tax Office.
List of US nuclear facilities inadvertently posted on website 

List of US nuclear facilities inadvertently posted on website

In Risk - By Chuck Miller, 4 June 2009 10:40 AM
In an inadvertent security breach, a document that detailed information on nuclear sites was posted on the US Government Printing Office's website.
Microsoft Office 2000 users warned of potential malware attacks 

Microsoft Office 2000 users warned of potential malware attacks

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 2 June 2009 11:03 AM
Microsoft has warned Office 2000 users that it plans to withdraw patch updates from the middle of July.
Office of U.S. Marshals infected by Neeris virus 

Office of U.S. Marshals infected by Neeris virus

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 25 May 2009 9:24 AM
The office of U.S. Marshals was infected with a computer virus on Thursday that was able to infiltrate their computer network because the federal law enforcement agency was ...
Solo PowerPoint patch from Microsoft will allow administrators to patch other applications 

Solo PowerPoint patch from Microsoft will allow administrators to patch other applications

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 14 May 2009 11:29 AM
Microsoft's solo patch for PowerPoint should not be seen as a light load, according to Lumension Security.
Patch Tuesday brings Office updates 

Patch Tuesday brings Office updates

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 13 May 2009 10:11 AM
Microsoft has issued a new security update which addresses more than a dozen vulnerabilities in PowerPoint.
Microsoft gives word of April fixes 

Microsoft gives word of April fixes

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 14 April 2009 10:24 AM
Microsoft has released new information on the content of its upcoming security update.
Sophos opens office in Perth 

Sophos opens office in Perth

In Messaging - 25 February 2009 2:34 PM
Sophos has opened a new office in Western Australia.
Office staff admit to watching porn and being drunk while at work 

Office staff admit to watching porn and being drunk while at work

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 30 January 2009 3:21 PM
A third of staff have admitted to watching pornography on their computer in the office, while more than a half claimed to have been drunk at work.
Companies have security to consider with in-the-cloud Office 

Companies have security to consider with in-the-cloud Office

In Cloud - By Angela Moscaritolo, 30 October 2008 9:36 AM
Security professionals weigh in on concerns of the next version of Microsoft Office, which will include components available in the cloud.
Home Office turns down latest McKinnon appeal 

Home Office turns down latest McKinnon appeal

In Hackers - 15 October 2008 10:02 AM
Home Secretary informs lawyers of arrangements for US extradition.
Hacker McKinnon supporters appeal to Home Office 

Hacker McKinnon supporters appeal to Home Office

In Hackers - 3 September 2008 11:34 AM
Lawyers for Gary McKinnon, the hacker who broke into Nasa computers, have appealed to the Home Secretary in a bid to stop him being jailed in the US.
US Feds lacking in data security 

US Feds lacking in data security

In Risk - By Sue Marquette, 27 February 2008 10:02 AM
Federal agencies are not doing enough to protect citizens from identity theft, according to a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), the investigative arm ...
Microsoft helps firm secure Office 2007 

Microsoft helps firm secure Office 2007

In Applications - By Tom Sanders, 13 November 2007 10:00 AM
Microsoft is scheduled to release a tool and documentation that helps businesses to better tweak the security settings of Office 2007..
Tax Office warns of scam email 

Tax Office warns of scam email

In Web/client - 17 October 2007 4:53 PM
The Australian Tax Office and the Government E-security Update Service is warning internet users of a fraudulent email being circulated that claims to offer a refund from the ...
Aussie Nuix to open US office 

Aussie Nuix to open US office

In Risk - By Negar Salek, 29 August 2007 3:04 PM
Data forensics software vendor Nuix set to expand its Australian channel and global presence.
Email scam targets ACT Office of Fair Trading 

Email scam targets ACT Office of Fair Trading

In Applications - By Mitchell Bingemann, 24 August 2007 10:41 AM
Hoax email that claims to originate from the ACT Office of Fair Trading targets recipients for identity theft.
Techplus Distribution opens NSW office 

Techplus Distribution opens NSW office

In Risk - By Lilia Guan, 7 August 2007 11:51 AM
Bandwidth management and network security provider, Techplus Distribution has opened up a NSW office.
Month of ActiveX Bugs project reveals Office 2000 flaw 

Month of ActiveX Bugs project reveals Office 2000 flaw

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 25 May 2007 9:36 AM
Microsoft is looking into reports of a flaw in Office 2000 disclosed as part of the Month of ActiveX Bugs (MoAxB) project.
UK Foreign Office shuts down visa service after security lapse 

UK Foreign Office shuts down visa service after security lapse

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 23 May 2007 10:25 AM
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has closed its online visa application system after a security breach last week left thousands exposed to identity fraud.
Microsoft bolsters Office security 

Microsoft bolsters Office security

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 23 May 2007 10:12 AM
Microsoft released updates to its productivity suite this week, adding security features for Office 2003 that were developed for Office 2007.
Microsoft cracks down on Office zero-days 

Microsoft cracks down on Office zero-days

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 9 May 2007 5:16 PM
Update to clean malware from documents before they are executed.
Two Office flaws found in Month of ActiveX bugs  

Two Office flaws found in Month of ActiveX bugs

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 3 May 2007 9:58 AM
A hacker known as shinnai kicked off his "Month of ActiveX Bugs" (MoAxB) project with a bang by exposing a number of severe vulnerabilities affecting OCX controls in Microsoft ...
Microsoft attempts to lock down Office 

Microsoft attempts to lock down Office

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 1 May 2007 12:02 PM
Company touts new security features, but experts question effectiveness.
Microsoft refutes exploit-site reports of Office flaws 

Microsoft refutes exploit-site reports of Office flaws

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 12 April 2007 9:40 AM
The same week Microsoft released April's second Patch Tuesday distribution, a hacker claimed on exploit websites to have found a number of application flaws. Microsoft today ...
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