Security News

Microsoft's Report Card
2003-01-14 07:00

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/hacking/story/0,10801,77462,00.html By CAROL SLIWA JANUARY 13, 2003 Computerworld Grades ranged from B+ to D- when Computerworld asked IT...

RE: Microsoft upgrades IE flaw to critical after criticism
2002-12-18 09:46

Forwarded from: "Kuypers, Jimmy" CMIIW, but didn't microsoft anounce to downplay alot of it's security warnings to less then "critical" because of the many critical patches real end-users could no...

Microsoft calls 'foul' on OS vulnerability data
2002-11-08 09:03

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,75721,00.html By Paul Roberts, IDG News Service NOVEMBER 07, 2002 Microsoft Corp. is responding to a report published last week...

Microsoft plugs privilege elevation flaw in SQL Server
2002-10-18 05:49

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,75167,00.html By Gillian Law, IDG News Service OCTOBER 17, 2002 Microsoft Corp.'s SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 software both contain a...

Microsoft issues 51st security bulletin of the year
2002-09-23 08:05

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/544944p-4305410c.html [Almost one and a half vulnerabilities a week for those of you keeping score at home. Makes you wonder how much longer it will be...

Re: Q&A: Microsoft Senior VP Paul Flessner on Trustworthy Computing
2002-04-19 08:39

Forwarded from: Richard Forno Microsoft is the master of vagueness and vaporware. Does anyone really know what "Trustworthy Computing" is? (Trustworthy for who? Microsoft, the users, or...

Microsoft taps former DOJ cybercop for top security slot
2002-02-04 06:29

http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO67871,00.html By Dan Verton and Deborah Radcliff Jan. 31, 2002 Computerworld has learned that Microsoft Corp. plans to name Scott Charney, the...

RE: Microsoft May Delay Products to Fix Security
2002-01-29 08:26

Forwarded from: "Thomas (Yahoo!)" [Originally sent on January 24, 2002, cleaning up the queue. - WK] Unless MS changes it's policy of "layering software" (i.e., Outlook 2K is actually eight or...

Surprise Settlement Evenly Splits Microsoft
2002-01-21 08:21

Forwarded from: "R. A. Hettinga" --- begin forwarded text Status: U Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 00:44:14 -0500 To: dcsb () ai mit edu From: "R. A. Hettinga" Subject: Surprise Settlement Evenly Splits...

Microsoft server glitch prevents users from downloading critical security patches for Windows
2002-01-16 06:05

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/219517p-2121371c.html SEATTLE (January 15, 2002 2:38 p.m. EST) - A Microsoft server software glitch left some users unable to download crucial security...