Microsoft issues fixes for 'patched' Duqu threat 

Microsoft issues fixes for 'patched' Duqu threat

Patches fix 23 vulnerabilities
Microsoft patches three critical flaws 

Microsoft patches three critical flaws

Patches will send IT admins scrambling.
Chinese firm leaked RDP exploit code 

Chinese firm leaked RDP exploit code

Vulnerability sharing programs called into question.
Microsoft squashes Hotmail hijack bug 

Microsoft squashes Hotmail hijack bug

Accounts cracked in 60 seconds.
CrimTrac shores up security for child abuse database 

CrimTrac shores up security for child abuse database

Image matching software also upgraded.
BlackBerry most secure enterprise OS  

BlackBerry most secure enterprise OS

Windows Phone "reasonably robust".
Microsoft and Adobe release critical patches 

Microsoft and Adobe release critical patches

Holes plugged in Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office and SQL Server.
Zeus' coffin not yet closed as domains still living 

Zeus' coffin not yet closed as domains still living

Three domains are still feeding instructions to computers infected with the Zeus trojan.
Microsoft bests bank-busting botnet  

Microsoft bests bank-busting botnet

Zeus command and control knocked out.
Five million machines potentially vulnerable to RDP exploit  

Five million machines potentially vulnerable to RDP exploit

Scan shows not just 'stupid users' are vulnerable.
Microsoft probes security partners for RDP leak   

Microsoft probes security partners for RDP leak

Trusted partners may have leaked exploit code.
Hackers post bounty for RDP exploit 

Hackers post bounty for RDP exploit

HD Moore chips in for Metasploit module.
RDP flaw a harbinger of breaches  

RDP flaw a harbinger of breaches

Small businesses most at risk from dangerous vulnerability.
Microsoft to patch seven security issues with six bulletins 

Microsoft to patch seven security issues with six bulletins

Includes one for a "critical" vulnerability affecting all supported versions of Windows.
Hardware giants sign 'global' apps privacy accord 

Hardware giants sign 'global' apps privacy accord

All apps to show how they handle user information.
Microsoft steers focus off data location rules 

Microsoft steers focus off data location rules

Concern on cloud security, not server location.
Bungled update sees Microsoft block Google 

Bungled update sees Microsoft block Google

Microsoft anti-virus detected phantom Blackhole exploit kit.
Trojan leverages patched Microsoft Office flaw  

Trojan leverages patched Microsoft Office flaw

The exploit arrives as an email.
Microsoft to fix Internet Explorer hole 

Microsoft to fix Internet Explorer hole

Patch Tuesday to include nine fixes for 21 vulnerabilities.
Accused Kelihos botmaster denies allegations 

Accused Kelihos botmaster denies allegations

Returns to Russia.
Ex-anti-virus tech flogged MacDefender malware 

Ex-anti-virus tech flogged MacDefender malware

Botnet bloodbath continues.
Microsoft Points dumped, hackers thwarted? 

Microsoft Points dumped, hackers thwarted?

Would the abolition of Microsoft Points sound a death knell for thriving grey markets?
Oracle patches 78 vulnerabilities 

Oracle patches 78 vulnerabilities

Sixteen products vulnerable to remote code execution.
Busy Adobe, Microsoft patch days planned 

Busy Adobe, Microsoft patch days planned

Microsoft and Adobe plan busy January patch days
Xbox Live a goldmine for hackers 

Xbox Live a goldmine for hackers

Scammers selling Microsoft Points dirt cheap.
Microsoft preps seven security patches 

Microsoft preps seven security patches

Includes one 'critical' fix.
ASP.NET hole workaround published 

ASP.NET hole workaround published

One crafted ~100kb HTTP request can consume 100 percent of a CPU core.
Microsoft scrambles to address widespread ASP.NET bug 

Microsoft scrambles to address widespread ASP.NET bug

Bug impacts entire .Net framework.
Windows 8 security takes on different strokes 

Windows 8 security takes on different strokes

Line beats circle, circle beats dot.
Australia a guinea pig for silent Internet Explorer updates 

Australia a guinea pig for silent Internet Explorer updates

From Janurary Microsoft will automatically upgrade Windows customers to the latest version of IE.
99 MS critical bug fixes lowest on record 

99 MS critical bug fixes lowest on record

Redmond says it hardened up.
Duqu fix among 13 Microsoft patches 

Duqu fix among 13 Microsoft patches

Corrected with 'critical' issue.
Microsoft to patch three critical holes 

Microsoft to patch three critical holes

Most vulnerabilities lead to remote code execution.
Microsoft privacy chief says U-Prove slow to move 

Microsoft privacy chief says U-Prove slow to move

Redmond's efforts to reign-in information overload a tough sell.
Duqu detection kit released 

Duqu detection kit released

Security pros still needed to monitor results.
Microsoft releases four security patches, one critical 

Microsoft releases four security patches, one critical

Microsoft on Tuesday patched one "critical" vulnerability, plus three other less-severe flaws. Not patched, as expected, is a bug related to the Duqu trojan.
Microsoft update misses Word kernel hole 

Microsoft update misses Word kernel hole

Duqu survives as Microsoft stomps four nasty bugs.
Duqu exploits zero-day Microsoft bug 

Duqu exploits zero-day Microsoft bug

But some say evidence on Stuxnet link is 'circumstantial at best'.
Innocent: Microsoft drops botnet suit 

Innocent: Microsoft drops botnet suit

Asks former defendant for help.
Don't use corporate IDs on #XBox 

Don't use corporate IDs on #XBox

Consoles need better management.
Two critical patches for IE and Silverlight released 

Two critical patches for IE and Silverlight released

MS11-081 a priority.
Internet Explorer patches gets top billing 

Internet Explorer patches gets top billing

Eight fixes address 23 vulnerabilities.
Microsoft to squash 23 bugs next month 

Microsoft to squash 23 bugs next month

Includes two "critical" and six "important" fixes.
Microsoft blocks, uninstalls Google Chrome 

Microsoft blocks, uninstalls Google Chrome

Bad update flags Chrome as malware.
Microsoft kills botnet, names mastermind 

Microsoft kills botnet, names mastermind

41,000 computers freed in botnet take-down.
Microsoft, Google move to tame Beast 

Microsoft, Google move to tame Beast

Microsoft calls for adoption of TLS 1.1, RC4.
Windows 8 won't kill Linux, says Microsoft  

Windows 8 won't kill Linux, says Microsoft

But some don't buy it.
Microsoft passes Rustock evidence to FBI  

Microsoft passes Rustock evidence to FBI

Civil case win a death knell for spammers.
CAs decide Linux fate in Windows 8 

CAs decide Linux fate in Windows 8

Secure boot may prevent Linux dual booting with Windows 8.
Microsoft partner dumped for malware call scams 

Microsoft partner dumped for malware call scams

Tech support company accused of charging $300 for virus removal.
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