Human error led to Vista SP1 misinformation
Microsoft has blamed a human error for incorrect reports that it has rolled out a preview of Vista Service Pack 1, however, a final date for its launch is yet to be confirmed.
Microsoft has blamed a human error for incorrect reports that it has rolled out a preview of Vista Service Pack 1, however, a final date for its launch is yet to be confirmed.
Organisations are being warned to be on the lookout for fake Microsoft security bulletins which spammers sent out yesterday to thousands of companies in the US and the UK.Security vendor Sophos said the bogus bulletins were sent via e-mails with the subject line "Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-0065".
There are currently a number of "highly critical" unpatched security flaws in Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange versions 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x, according to Secunia.
The owners of the Storm botnet, whose identities are as yet unknown, could be preparing to sell off the "services" of segments of the network, according to Joe Stewart, a researcher from managed security services company SecureWorks.
A technical contractor may have started a chain of events that led to security professionals divulging classified information
Russian antivirus company Kaspersky has launched a hosted e-mail-filtering service in Europe, however plans for Australia are yet to be revealed.
The anniversary week of the first Storm worm attack brought more variants, one of which launches an early Valentine Day attack.
A leading antispam agency has struck back at moves to charge companies a fixed fee to ensure e-mails are delivered, saying it will erode freedoms. On Monday, Richard Cox, chief information officer at antispam organisation Spamhaus, said that "an e-mail charge will destroy the spirit of the Internet.
Security giant Symantec overnight said it would acquire email security services provider MessageLabs.
Acrobat.com, an online collaboration tool designed to rival Google Docs, provides meetings and PDF creation at different levels of pricing.