Microsoft has released a workaround for the Windows kernel zero-day vulnerability exploited by the Duqu malware
Mozilla and Microsoft said Thursday they are revoking trust in all certificates issued by Digicert, a Malaysian intermediate certificate authority (CA)
Microsoft published the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for November 2011
Malware exploits Microsoft Windows kernel zero-day vulnerability. Installer file is a Word document.
The Duqu trojan infects systems by exploiting a previously unknown Windows kernel vulnerability that is remotely executable.
Microsoft has released a security update for Windows XP, Windows XP x64 Edition, and Windows Server 2003
The UKs largest telco and ISP BT has been ordered by the High Court in London to block access to a site called Newzbin2 which the Hollywood movie industry claimed was allowing users to access unlicensed material.
PC World posted a story that Sony has suspended 93,000 user accounts on several of its gaming and entertainment networks after unauthorized login attempts on those accounts
Microsoft released the second round of security updates
Microsoft has released 40 security updates for Internet Explorer, Windows, and Unified Access Gateway 2010
The Inquirer posted a story that Microsoft has analyzed the various methods of malware propagation used by attackers during the first six months of 2011 and concluded that zero-day exploits are the least of its concerns.
Microsoft published the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for October 2011
ComputerWorld posted a story that Microsoft today said it will issue a Windows security update to plug a long-known hole in the protocol that secures websites.
Microsoft published the second round of security updates
Microsoft has released September 2011 Security Release ISO Image. This DVD5 ISO image file contains the security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on September 13, 2011.
Microsoft has released the following updates: Microsoft Office 2011 14.1.3 Update, Security Update for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (KB2553002), 64-bit Edition, Security Update for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2010 (KB2494022), Security Update for Microsoft Office Groove Server 2010 (KB2508965), Security Update for Microsoft SharePoint Workspace 2010 (KB2566445), 64-Bit Edition, Security Update for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 (KB2566958), Security Update for Microsoft Office Forms Server 2007 (KB2553005), 64-bit Edition, and Security Update for Microsoft SharePoint Workspace 2010 (KB2566445), 32-Bit Edition
Computerworld reports that the hacker who calls himself "Comodohacker" said this week that he could have used digital certificates stolen from a Dutch firm to issue fake updates to Windows PCs.
Microsoft published the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for September 2011
Computerworld posted a story that hackers are using a new trick to cloak malicious files by disguising their Windows file extensions to make them appear safe to download, a Czech security company warned today.
Microsoft has released an update for the certificate revocation list on Windows systems
