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Public and private proof-of-concept code has emerged for the gaping Windows hole plugged by Microsoft on Thursday in an emergency update. Stirling brings together client, server and network security products Microsoft has shored up its enterprise security portfolio -- and gained a toehold in the government marketplace -- with the acquisition of Komoku, a government-funded startup with products that snoop out rootkits. Last week's fix caused performance problems. Microsoft said on Thursday that next week it will release four patches, all of them critical, with one apparently fixing a zero-day Excel vulnerability. A new spam attack falsely alerts users to download a Microsoft patch in an attempt to install malicious malware. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) will receive a technology boost in the fight against child predators and paedophiles with the launch of an online tracking system, developed and donated by Microsoft. Microsoft has snapped up Credentica's U-Prove online security technology, together with all of the underlying patents, for an undisclosed sum.. Software giant files 20 lawsuits in the US as it unveils a new website tohelp partners spot illegal software Microsoft claims that a small group led by a recently jailed Taiwanese man was the source of almost all high quality pirated copies of its software up until his arrest in 2004. Redmond allegedly squeezed out Mandriva in educational laptop sale. Microsoft has issued a workaround to resolve a glitch in a recently released cumulative Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) patch that causes the popular browser to crash. Microsoft released two updates, one rated "critical” and the other "important," in this month's round of Patch Tuesday fixes. Microsoft is testing a new feature in Internet Explorer 8 which will allow users to surf without recording data.
Microsoft has pushed out two fixes to close three vulnerabilities, including two "critical" server-side flaws that do not require any user interaction to be exploited. Microsoft is planning to release two security bulletins in tomorrow's Patch Tuesday update.. Microsoft has released a detailed list of more than 300 hotfixes and security patches included in the upcoming initial service pack (SP1) for its Windows Vista operating system. Microsoft has warned of limited attacks using third-party applications to exploit a Windows flaw. Microsoft's has discovered some interesting new trends in cybercrime. The firm's Research Unit, which has just released its six-monthly Security Intelligence Report, found that the number of attacks designed to steal personal information had risen, as had cases of theft through social engineering. Microsoft’s new Vista operating system has placed more emphasis on security than any previous version of Windows.