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Computerworld Security
May 19, 2009
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In this issue:
1. Microsoft confirms serious IIS bug, downplays threat
2. IIS 6 attack could let hackers snoop on servers
3. Web attack that poisons Google results gets worse
4. New Windows netbooks may harbor malware
5. Douglas Schweitzer: Microsoft patches PowerPoint for Windows but not Macs
6. Cloud Security: Danger (and Opportunity) Ahead
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Microsoft confirms serious IIS bug, downplays threat
Microsoft late Monday confirmed that its Internet Information Services (IIS)
Web-server software contains a flaw that could let attackers steal data, but it
downplayed the threat.
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IIS 6 attack could let hackers snoop on servers
Security vendors are warning users of Microsoft's Internet Information Services
6 Web-server software that a new online attack could put their data at risk.
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Web attack that poisons Google results gets worse
A new attack that peppers Google search results with malicious links is
spreading quickly, the U.S. Computer Emergence Response Team warned on Monday.
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New Windows netbooks may harbor malware
Kaspersky Labs is warning users to scan brand new systems for malware before
connecting them to the Internet after discovering attack code on a
just-out-of-the-box Windows XP netbook.
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Douglas Schweitzer: Microsoft patches PowerPoint for Windows but not Macs
When I read Gregg Keizers Computerworld piece, Microsoft puts Mac users at
risk with patch policy, says researcher it initially left me on the fence. Just
the other day Microsoft released patches for Windows versions of PowerPoint. It
sounded good until we learned that patches for the same defect in PowerPoint
editions for the Mac wouldnt be out until June.
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Cloud Security: Danger (and Opportunity) Ahead
The dramatic change in the rate of adoption and the amount of discussion taking
place regarding cloud computing demands that this technology, or rather a set of
related technologies, continue to evolve utilizing a security-sensitive design.
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