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Pakistan's army threatened on Thursday to reconsider its crucial cooperation with the United States if Washington carried out another unilateral attack like the killing of Osama bin Laden. Link Removed In New York, President Barack Obama met firefighters and visited Ground Zero in Lower...

Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves nine privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Excel file. An attacker who successfully exploited any of these...

Bulletin Severity Rating:Critical - This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an attacker created a specially crafted SMB packet and sent the packet to an affected system. Firewall best practices...

JERUSALEM – A bomb struck a crowded bus stop in central Jerusalem Wednesday, killing one woman and wounding more than 20 other people in what authorities said was the first major Palestinian militant attack in the city in several years. The bombing brought back memories of the second...

Don't laugh, but a vicious squirrel has terrorized a Vermont neighborhood, attacking at least three residents and eluding wildlife control experts for more than a week. The small gray squirrel in Bennington, Vt., has broken the peace that existed between humans and the small woodland...

I think I found a flaw in the way Bitlocker handles manually entering your key that would make it very vulnerable to a brute force attack. You can read about it Link Removed due to 404 Error on my site. It seems like I am the only one who thinks this a big deal. Is there something I am...

Almost 40 vulnerabilities have been found in the Linux Ubuntu 10.04 Long Term Support (LTS) kernel. "The holes also apply to corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu and Xubuntu," writes ZDNet's Darren Pauli. "The vulnerabilities include an issue with the way the Common Internet...

Revision Note: V1.1 (March 8, 2011): Revised advisory FAQ to announce updated version of the MSRT and added Forefront Security for Exchange Server to the list of non-affected software. Advisory Summary:Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to help ensure customers are aware that an...

Revision Note: V2.1 (February 22, 2011): Summary revised to notify users of a change in the deployment logic for updates described in this advisory. This change is intended to minimize the user interaction required to install the updates on systems configured for automatic updating. Advisory...

Severity Rating: Critical - Revision Note: V1.0 (February 8, 2011): Bulletin publishedSummary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the Windows OpenType Compact Font Format (CFF) driver. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user views content...

Severity Rating: Important - Revision Note: V1.0 (February 8, 2011): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves five privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logged on locally and ran a specially...

Severity Rating: Important - Revision Note: V1.0 (February 8, 2011): Bulletin publishedSummary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. This security update is rated...

Revision Note: V2.0 (February 8, 2011): Summary and update FAQ revised to notify users that the 971029 update to Autorun that restricts AutoPlay functionality to CD and DVD media will be offered via automatic updating. Advisory Summary:Microsoft is announcing the availability of updates to the...

Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves five privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logged on locally and ran a specially crafted application. An attacker must have valid logon...

Revision Note: V1.0 (January 28, 2011): Advisory published. Advisory Summary:Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a vulnerability in all supported editions of Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a victim to run malicious scripts when visiting various...

Revision Note: V1.2 (January 19, 2011): Clarified that the Modify the Access Control List (ACL) on shimgvw.dll workaround only applies to Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 systems and added a new workaround, Disable viewing of thumbnails in Windows Explorer on Windows Vista and Windows Server...

Revision Note: V1.1 (January 5, 2011): Added a link to the automated Microsoft Fix it solution for the Modify the Access Control List (ACL) on shimgvw.dll workaround. Advisory Summary:Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a vulnerability in the Windows Graphics Rendering Engine. An...

Tiger kills bus driver A tour bus driver was mauled to death by a tiger at a breeding centre in northeast China this week after he got out of his vehicle to check on a mechanical problem, state media reported on Thursday. Jin Shijun was attacked by a Siberian tiger and dragged off to a...

Revision Note: V1.1 (December 31, 2010): Revised Executive Summary to reflect investigation of targeted attacks. Advisory Summary:Microsoft is investigating new, public reports of targeted attacks attempting to exploit a vulnerability in all supported versions of Internet Explorer. The main...

Severity Rating: Important - Revision Note: 1.0 (December 14, 2010): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Windows Media Encoder. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an attacker convinces a user to open a legitimate...