Vista SP1 update is highlight of Microsoft Critical Patch bonanza

Software giant Microsoft will be dishing out a critical security update for its Windows 7 platform in the upcoming Patch Tuesday release.The Patch Tuesday release, which will come with merely 4 security bulletins, features only...

Software maker Adobe has released a security patch for the zero-day Flash vulnerability affecting its Reader and Acrobat software.The company was expected to release the patch this week, but managed to get the update ready by...

US retail giant Target is planning on using Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization platform to run mission critical workloads across its 1,755 retail outlets. Under the deal, Target will deploy 15,000 virtual machines across the...

Microsoft's most recent Patch Tuesday update has delivered fixes for three security vulnerabilities in Windows, including one labelled as "critical". The company released two security bulletins, MS11-002 and MS11-001, and has...

Microsoft is planning to release a massive patch Tuesday update. The update will come with 49 security bulletins spread across 16 software updates, plugging holes in Windows, IE, Office, and .NET. According to a security...

Microsoft has released a patch for a critical shortcut flaw in its Windows operating system, the Telegraph reported on Monday.The software update will be able to fix the vulnerability that enables hackers to remotely control...

Microsoft has confirmed that it will release an emergency patch to fix a short cut vulnerability in its Windows operating system.The Telegraph reports that the vulnerability allows hackers to gain remote access to PCs via a...

More and more computer manufacturers like Dell or HP are offering the 64-bit version of Windows 7 by default even on devices that are destined for home and small business users often with no clear downgrade path. This article...

Microsoft will release a security bulletin next Tuesday to address two vulnerabilities. The bulletin, to be released on 11 May, will address two important flaws in the software giant's Windows operating system and Office suite...

Microsoft Corp., the Redmond-based software giant, has released a single security patch in its Patch Tuesday security bulletin, which deals with a high-risk vulnerability that is affecting Windows 2000 operating...

One of the problems that you encounter when you control more than 90 percent of the computer market is that whatever move you make will leave a significant number of your customers deeply frustrated; Microsoft hit this snag with...

Setting a busy week ahead for IT administrators and managers, Microsoft in its traditional Patch Tuesday cycle released security patches for a record number of vulnerabilities, addressing 31 security issues in its Windows...

Microsoft has announced a reward of worth $250,000 for any information resulting into the arrest and conviction of those who authored the infamous ‘Conficker’ worm that has infected several millions of Windows PCs...

Microsoft reported that Vista has had much less vulnerabilities than Windows XP and Open Source competitors like Linux.The author of the report though was quick to admit that the figures do not indicate that Windows Vista was...

Privacy has got to be the security buzzword of 2007.  All out war has been declared by the subversives to use any means necessary to capture everyone’s personal details. Privacy is so paramount that even the...