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[News] [Rival] Security Mess This Month for Non-Free Software

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Microsoft, Oracle get busy plugging security holes

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| Microsoft Corp. and Oracle Corp. each dropped a bevy of software patches on 
| their users last Tuesday, with Microsoft issuing 11 updates to plug a total 
| of 20 security holes and Oracle releasing 36 separate fixes.  
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=328295&intsrc=news_ts_head


Recent:

Microsoft's Patch Tuesday plugs critical holes in IE, Office

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| Microsoft on Tuesday issued updates plugging at least 20 security holes in
| Windows, Office, and other products. They came as miscreants sent out phony
| emails urging people to download malware that masqueraded as critical Windows
| alerts.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/15/microsoft_october_patch_tuesday/


Fake Microsoft e-mail contains Trojan virus

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| Along with the vulnerabilities posed by the flaws for which Microsoft
| released patches on Tuesday, users of the software giant's products have a
| new obstacle to grapple with: a fake notification mailing that looks
| remarkably legitimate.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10066541-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20


Bots rule in cyberspace

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| USA TODAY REPORTS that on an average day, 40 per cent of the 800 million
| computers connected to the Internet are bots used to send out spam, viruses
| and to mine for sensitive personal data.  
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/17/bots-rule-cyberspace


Botnets Running Rampant

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| How much money is being stolen by cybercriminals? No one knows, and no one
| even knows how to go about coming up with that number, IronPort's Peterson
| said.  
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/144489/botnets_running_rampant.html
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