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Microsoft Preps Windows Security Fix for Patch Tuesday

January 7th, 2010 | No Comments

In its first Patch Tuesday of the year, Microsoft is planning to plug a Windows security hole rated critical for Windows 2000 systems. A fix for a Server Message Block protocol vulnerability is still being worked on, Microsoft says.
– Microsoft is kicking off the new year with a single Windows security
bulletin.
The first Patch Tuesday release of 2010 will contain a fix rated quot;critical quot;
for Windows 2000 users and low for others. According to Microsoft’s
pre-Patch Tuesday notification, the bulletin addresses a remote…


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Microsoft to Plug Windows Security Holes on Patch Tuesday

October 8th, 2009 | No Comments

Microsoft is issuing 13 security bulletins next week, eight of them critical. In the batch are two critical Windows security bulletins – one for the zero-day in the Server Message Block protocol and the other for vulnerabilities in the FTP service in Microsoft Internet Information Services.
– Microsoft plans to release 13 security bulletins in a massive patch Tuesday update next week.
Eight of the 13 bulletins are rated quot;critical, quot; and the remaining five
are classified as quot;important. quot; All totaled, the bulletins cover 34 vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft Windows, I…


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Microsoft Issues New Security Workaround for SMB Vulnerability

September 21st, 2009 | No Comments

Microsoft releases an automated tool to help the public disable Server Message Block 2, the company’s network file and print sharing protocol. Microsoft officials say they are still working on a patch for the vulnerability, which was disclosed earlier this month.
– Microsoft is
telling IT pros to utilize its automated Fix IT tool to deal
with an unpatched
vulnerability in Server Message Block 2.
The
flaw in Server Message Block (SMB) 2 was publicly disclosed Sept. 7 and
affects Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 and release candidates of Windows 7.
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Microsoft Warns of New Windows Bug, Advises Users to Take Precautions

September 9th, 2009 | No Comments

Microsoft confirms the existence of a bug in Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista and release candidates of Windows 7 that could be used to hijack PCs. While users await a patch, there are a few steps they can take to protect themselves.
– Hours after its latest Patch
Tuesday release, Microsoft confirmed the presence of a serious
zero-day bug in Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 and release candidates
of Windows 7.
The vulnerability, which lies in Windows’ SMB (Server Message Block)
2, is due to the SMB implementation impro…


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Likewise Offers Cross-Platform File Sharing

July 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

Software company Likewise announces open source software to share files among Linux, Mac, and Windows computers.
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Integration and identity
management solutions provider Likewise announced it would offer open source
software to share files among Linux, Mac, and Windows computers by using Server
Message Block, the networking protocol for file and print services known as SMB
and CIFS. The file …


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