Security News


Microsoft To Release 4 Critical Office Patches Tuesday

The fixes will address remote code execution security issues in Office products.

Google-Hacking Made Easy

With a name like "Cult of the Dead Cow" you know these guys are probably up to no good, and they are living up to expectations with the release of Goolag Scan, a tool to automate the use of search engines to scan for vulnerable applications, back doors and sensitive information on Web sites.

Vista Pricing Cut Worldwide

Cost reductions will coincide with SP1 retail availability.

Study: The Year's Top-10 Web Application Vulnerabilities

Web applications top the list of security problems for IT, study says.

VMware Announces New Security APIs for Partners

APIs will support new VMsafe security solutions for virtual machines.

Sybase Updates Encryption Software for Windows Mobile Data

Solution is designed to facilitate file encryption on laptops.

Exchange Server 2007 Encounters Leap Year-Related Error

IT pros were stumped by end-of-February glitch.

McAfee Adds Secure Virtualization Service

Solution is designed to align security best practices with enterprise policies.

OpSource Rolls Out SaaS App Integration Offering

Service lets application providers incorporate business services and legacy resources with their hosted apps.

Microsoft Launches Key 2008 Products in Los Angeles

Redmond officially rolls out Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 in Los Angeles event.

Microsoft Goes After Piracy Hacks With Vista SP1

Service pack will indicate exploits and encourage Vista activation.

Microsoft Opens 2008 Partner Awards for Nominations

April 8 is the deadline for submissions.

Microsoft Pulls Vista Update That Caused Reboot Problems

The update eventually will be needed to install Vista SP1.

Automated RBAC Java Security Tool Released

Product purportedly injects role-based access control security into legacy Java apps.

Symphoniq Unveils SOA App Monitoring Solution

Product extends application performance monitoring to service-oriented architectures.

Microsoft Releases Six Critical Patches

Batch of security fixes is the biggest seen in a year's time.

Google, Microsoft, IBM, VeriSign and Yahoo Join OpenID Board

Industry coalition forms around single sign-on effort.

Enterprise Architects as Agents of Innovation

Achieving business innovation depends on having good communication processes in place between IT architects and business personnel, a Forrester Research talk suggested.

Google, Microsoft, IBM, VeriSign and Yahoo Join OpenID Board

In a move that could help deliver single sign-on to the masses, Google, Microsoft, IBM, VeriSign and Yahoo have joined a consortium that backs a common federated identity specification.

Microsoft To Release Critical Patches for Vista, XP, Office, IE, Visual Basic

A grab bag of 12 security fixes will be expected on Patch Tuesday.

Upcoming Training Events

0 AM
Visual Studio Live! San Diego
September 8-12, 2025
Live! 360 Orlando
November 16-21, 2025
Cloud & Containers Live! Orlando
November 16-21, 2025
Data Platform Live! Orlando
November 16-21, 2025
Visual Studio Live! Orlando
November 16-21, 2025