Microsoft on Tuesday published 10 software security advisories, warning Windows users and corporate administrators of 22 new flaws that affect the company's products.
The advisories, and patches published with the bulletins, range from an "important" flaw affecting only Microsoft Windows NT Server to a collection of eight security holes, including three rated "critical," that leave Internet Explorer open to attack. Microsoft's highest severity rating for software flaws is its "critical" ranking, while "important" is considered slightly less severe.
One flaw, in Microsoft Excel, even affects Apple Computer's Mac OS X. The abundance of flaws could leave corporate PCs vulnerable to attack if administrators are not able to patch quickly. A similar situation occurred in April, when Microsoft published seven advisories detailing 20 flaws. While one security hole stood out among those 20--and led to the widespread Sasser worm--there are no standouts in the current gaggle of goofs.
News source: C|Net News.com
The advisories, and patches published with the bulletins, range from an "important" flaw affecting only Microsoft Windows NT Server to a collection of eight security holes, including three rated "critical," that leave Internet Explorer open to attack. Microsoft's highest severity rating for software flaws is its "critical" ranking, while "important" is considered slightly less severe.
One flaw, in Microsoft Excel, even affects Apple Computer's Mac OS X. The abundance of flaws could leave corporate PCs vulnerable to attack if administrators are not able to patch quickly. A similar situation occurred in April, when Microsoft published seven advisories detailing 20 flaws. While one security hole stood out among those 20--and led to the widespread Sasser worm--there are no standouts in the current gaggle of goofs.
News source: C|Net News.com
Dice says: Do you think this game should be bannned? Or should we embrace the humurous content in a joking way or take it personally? Is this decision ment to keep kids away from our sex filled world? Or are we just being paranoid.
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with PC and software anything is possible - even keeping your Windows settings away from the registry on D: so you can reformat c: every time Windows get qeasy eh
but seriously though.. i think linux was originaly marketed as lunix
Linux has always been Linux, thank you Linus Torvalds.
it's microsoft, seriously, should we expect anything different from them?
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People seem to use reports such as this to say "Microsoft is FIXING bugs - it is a good thing", then point to Open Source bug fixes and say "Open Source has bugs, too! - and it's a bad thing".
bug reports are good, but if one side is going to claim that they dont dont have any, and then a bug pops up, then it is bad. when has microsoft ever said that its software is bug free? is it just me or have all the recent patches been security patches rather than ones that improve stability? rights now, the main problem is security, but even then, if you know what you are doing, you can make a windows computer secure.
STV
Well, let's see. Counting this one, there have been two critical updates for Windows XP since Windows XP SP2 came out. You make it sound like there have been a few dozen. I think two critical updates (the others aren't critical and are actually not all that necessary) in over a two month span is actually not bad.
Though I do agree with the updating part, its become more of a chore than an experience for WinXP.
I feel that it should be "put up, or SHUT up" in regards to this, but I guess that there are a lot of people who like to whine.
On the other hand, these Windows users have paid a good sum of money for their products (Win 98 + Upgrade XP, plus the different Office, etc. applications). They do have a right to complain about legitimate issues.
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I was shocked. 22 secuirty holes about time Microsoft started a secuirty department that actually took secuirty for real. 22 is not funny it is pretty freaking sad for a company that delays products left and right due to secuirty issues and still let 22 secuirty holes leak out.
you make it seem like nothing has been done about security and that microsoft doesnt take it seriously. if i recall correctly, the main features of SP2 were added security and the new Tablet PC 2005 addition to the current Tablet PC 2002 OS.
STV
First you lot whine they tthere is no security in there software and now when they make every effort to make there software secure you whine again. If you think it's 'cool' to bash Microsoft then you so sad and need to get a life.
geeeezz some ppl
One thing that I hope our readers will understand is that it is extremely difficult to control the behavior people's comments. The only thing that we can really do is just to remove anything that were deemed useless. Sometime things were overlooked and I'm sure that we would be very appreciated if people reports what doesn't belong
Anyway, this is off topic and we should all be busy patching!
I install the security patches more or less the same day the come out.
next time i'll keep shut up, ok?
Sometimes I'm crap at getting my point across!
wait another week or two, then open mouth, and insert foot
all SP2 did was roll in old patches and turn on firewall for all the n00bs
i'm sure the SP2-affect 'critical updates' will start rolling in soon enough.
And to think i Just installed SP2 not very long ago
*Eye twitches*
instead of being an ass, why dont you say something constructive.
in case you didn't know, I have the right, as a human being, to voice my opinions. I don't think that my opinions are hurting anyone.
now please be more reserved and polite when choosing your words. please calm down.
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