Vista SP1 update is highlight of Microsoft Critical Patch bonanza
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| Tomorrow, April 8th, marks yet another Microsoft Critical patch update and
| this time around, even Windows Vista SP1 has not been spared, although it is
| only a few weeks old.
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| All of Microsoft's recent Operating systems are affected, including Vista and
| Server 2008 as are Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office XP to 2007 and
| Microsoft Project 2000 to 2003.
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http://www.security.itproportal.com/articles/2008/04/07/vista-sp1-update-highlight-microsoft-critical-patch-bonanza/
Until tomorrow, all your Windows are [sic] belong to exploit holders. And
that's the _Windows part of the stack_, not software on top.
Not so reassuring.
Recent:
Bots rule in cyberspace
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| USA TODAY REPORTS that on an average day, 40 per cent of the 800 million
| computers connected to the Internet are bots used to send out spam, viruses
| and to mine for sensitive personal data.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/17/bots-rule-cyberspace
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2008-03-16-computer-botnets_N.htm
With Vista breached, Linux unbeaten in hacking contest
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| The MacBook Air went first; a tiny Fujitsu laptop running Vista was hacked on
| the last day of the contest; but it was Linux, running on a Sony Vaio, that
| remained undefeated as conference organizers ended a three-way computer
| hacking challenge Friday at the CanSecWest conference.
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http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2008/032908-with-vista-breached-linux-unbeaten.html?fsrc=rss-linux-news
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