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It's been some time in the making, but Microsoft soon will make its first service pack for Vista widely available. While the final version started shipping to manufacturers earlier this month, Microsoft says it's making some final tweaks to its distribution channels before general availability in a few weeks. So what can we expect? The organisation charged with directing the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) announced the second version of the credit card protection guidelines is scheduled for an October release. On the eve of the scheduled release of Windows XP Service Pack 3, Microsoft has delayed the push-out because of a compatibility problem. As might be expected, email users are beginning to see the first stages of what is expected to be a major phishing attack capitalising on the populace's eager expectation of IRS refund checks, as well as the Bush administration's economic stimulus payment distribution, scheduled to begin May 2. The student charged with accessing former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's email will go to trial in April. Security administrators may get a respite on Tuesday, with Microsoft planning to release only two patches, one deemed "critical." A worm, exploiting the emergency Microsoft patch, turns infected computers into bots that can launch DDoS attacks. Companies are struggling to come to grips with the basics of vulnerability management, says Chris Schwartzbauer, vice president of development and customer operations at Shavlik Technologies. A fake update claiming to be from MSN Messenger contains a malicious Trojan. In an advisory, Cisco Systems notified users of 12 security patches to fix vulnerabilities in its Internet Operating System (IOS) Software and Unified Communications Manager.

Attackers have posted public exploit code for a zero-day Windows vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. Microsoft on Thursday announced plans to push out 11 fixes in next week's security update. A 20-year-old Tennessee man has been indicted on charges he accessed GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's Yahoo email account without permission. The movement to create secure software received a boost with the launch of a new certification from (ISC)². Firefox 3.1 to sport traceless browsing. Overnight, McAfee released its new internet-based security service which it claims is an industry first technology that shields PCs on the fly. A 24-year-old, who admitted to phishing AOL users during a four-year period, has received seven years in prison. Security Engineers at the Cupertino have cancelled their planned session at this week's Black Hat security convention in Las Vegas.
New changes in the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) version 1.2 have been disclosed prior to its release in October. The GFi LANguard Network Security Scanner focuses into three areas of network security scanning.