Microsoft software-related viruses are flying around like an Internet plague, and in the midst of it all the company is saying there are more holes in its software that could make things even worse. Two “critical” flaws in Internet Explorer and another “important” one in the Microsoft Data Access Components of Windows have just been patched. Microsoft warns of critical flaws in Internet Explorer http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0821ieflaw.html?net
Microsoft software-related viruses are flying around like an Internet plague, and in the midst of it all the company is saying there are more holes in its software that could make things even worse. Two “critical” flaws in Internet Explorer and another “important” one in the Microsoft Data Access Components of Windows have just been patched.
Microsoft warns of critical flaws in Internet Explorer
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0821ieflaw.html?net
NaviSite lures spam haters with managed service
For weeks here at Network World, our spam filters were down. I would go to work and there would be hundreds of the things clogging my inbox like so many cockroaches. Now our spam filtering is back up, and life is much sweeter. There are many ways available to combat spam – and NaviSite is taking the interesting approach of fighting spam as a service.
https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2003/0821navisite.html?net
Linux advocate: More SCO evidence flawed
The SCO Group is zero for two in its efforts to prove that its Unix software was illegally copied into the Linux operating system, according to Linux advocate Bruce Perens, who on Wednesday said he traced a second example of SCO’s disputed code and that it was lawfully included in Linux.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0820scofolin.html?net
AOL gets approval for advanced IM services
The Federal Communications Commission has lifted a restriction preventing AOL Time Warner from offering streaming video services over its instant messaging software, after deciding that there was no danger of the company dominating the current market.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0821aolim.html?net
This week’s top 5 stories so far:
1. Opinion: A Palm by some name or other
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0818palmone.html?net
2. Navy Marine Corps Intranet hit by Welchia worm
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0819navy.html?net
3. Worm aims to eradicate Blaster
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0818unblast.html?net
4. RBOCs & cable wage turf war
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0818rbocmso.html?net
5. Microsoft, under attack, releases Blaster security advice
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0815msunder.html?net
