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Click here: http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=91555 _______________________________________________________________ Network World's Microsoft News Alert New IE hole could perfect phishing scams, 12/17/04 A newly reported security problem in Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser allows attackers to create a fake Web site that looks exactly like a genuine site. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1217phish.html?nl> AutoProf adds more extensions to Windows Group Policy, 12/17/04 Management vendor AutoProf Monday will add nearly a dozen extensions to its lineup of software that provides users with policy-based security and administration through Microsoft's Group Policy technology. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1217auto.html?nl> Microsoft fixes 'critical' XP firewall issue, 12/17/04 Microsoft has quietly released an update to Windows XP to fix a potentially serious configuration problem in the firewall that ships as part of Windows XP Service Pack 2. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1217microfixes.html?nl> Microsoft buys anti-spyware firm following complaints about IE, 12/16/04 Microsoft has purchased Giant Company Software of New York, which makes software to detect a common form of malicious software programs known as "spyware," Microsoft said Thursday. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1216microbuys.html?nl> Legal questions dog Microsoft anti-spyware buy, 12/16/04 With the ink barely dry on Microsoft's acquisition of anti-spyware company Giant Company Software, questions have arisen about the ownership of the antispyware code Microsoft bought. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1216legalquest.html?nl> Newsletter: Organizations reveal Active Directory adoption plans, 12/15/04 Last issue's mention of Active Directory, Active Directory/Application Mode (ADAM) and Microsoft Identity Information Server (MIIS) reminded me that I'd been ... <http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/nt/2004/1213nt2.html?nl> Microsoft testing e-mail subscription service, 12/14/04 Microsoft is testing a new subscription Hotmail service that includes 2G bytes of e-mail storage and a copy of Outlook 2003 to access the service from the desktop. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1214microtesti.html?nl> Microsoft issues five bulletins on Windows flaws, 12/14/04 Microsoft Tuesday released five Security Bulletins warning of several vulnerabilities that put computers running Windows at risk of attack. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1214microissue.html?nl> Opinion: Cell phones target specific user roles, 12/20/04 Looking at last week's slew of new cell phone and other wireless device announcements, I realized you now can buy a cell phone targeted toward your job duties or specific interests. 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