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Computerworld Virus & Vulnerability Roundup
July 09, 2008
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In this issue:
* Microsoft confirms active Word attacks
* DNS hole prompts synchronized patching effort by IT vendors
* Microsoft plugs nine holes in Windows, DNS, SQL
* MessageLabs secures e-mail backup
* We yearn to learn what you earn, Vern
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* IT Blogwatch: Drop everything and patch your DNS: like, NOW
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* Shark Bait: Printer Troubles
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Microsoft confirms active Word attacks
Just hours after issuing its monthly Patch Tuesday collection, Microsoft
acknowledged a zero-day attack that exploits a bug in certain version of Word.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3344151/1691691/124684/2/
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DNS hole prompts synchronized patching effort by IT vendors
A cache poisoning flaw that was discovered earlier this year in the Domain Name
System protocol was kept under wraps while a group of vendors worked in tandem
to develop software patches.
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Microsoft plugs nine holes in Windows, DNS, SQL
Microsoft on Tuesday released patches for nine vulnerabilities in Windows,
Exchange, SQL Server and the company's DNS server and client software.
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MessageLabs secures e-mail backup
MessageLabs introduced a managed e-mail backup service that has the same
security features built into the company's other products.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3344151/1691691/124688/2/
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COMPUTERWORLD BLOGS
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Drop everything and patch your DNS: like, NOW
Uh-oh. It's IT Blogwatch: in which the sky is falling, and just about everyone
needs to patch their DNS, right now. Not to mention Ruth Lemos...
To view the rest of the post, click the following link.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3344151/1691691/124689/2/
Tech Dispenser: Windows Vista Reliability Index: How Stable Is Your PC With
Vista?
Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor is a useful utility inside Windows
Vista that helps you analyze the performance of your Vista machine over time ...
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3344151/1691691/124681/2/
Shark Bait: Printer Troubles
Pilot Fish: I got a call from a user who was having issues with his wireless
network. I had him walk over to the switch, and after TWO HOURS of
troubleshooting, going over every possible piece that might be wrong with the
switch the user says ...
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