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Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for January 2009
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rodtrent
Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification issued: January 8, 2009 Microsoft Security Bulletins to be issued: January 13, 2009 This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft...
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Shavlik claims that if you don’t use their product, you are vulnerable
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rodtrent
Shavlik Technologies has claimed that organisations that rely on patch management solutions limited to Microsoft-only applications will be hit by the Adobe vulnerability. http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm...
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Latest news on MS08-067
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rodtrent
Hi, this is Christopher Budd. We’ve been getting some questions from customers this week asking if we’ve seen any changes in the threat environment around MS08-067 . We do have some information that we...
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Outlook 2007 SP2 will force Outlook to “shutdown”
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rodtrent
I’ve been waiting for this feature (as I’m sure most have) since Outlook was introduced. When you shut down Outlook, it never really shuts down – or takes a long, long time to do so. The Outlook...
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How did ConfigMgr help you during the critical patch rollout?
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rodtrent
I’ve heard from a few others that deploying the critical update the past couple days really made ConfigMgr shine. They say that ConfigMgr has completely alleviated the patching woes of the past....
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Additional Microsoft Security Bulletin Webcast and for MS08-067
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rodtrent
For the Friday, 10/24/08, 11:00 AM Webcast, customers can register at: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032394179&Culture=en-US
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First reports – IE7 has problem with the latest out of band patch?
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rodtrent
Several people in different companies have reported that IE7 will either hang or just not work at all after the October 23, 2008 patch is applied. So, far there is no discerning relationship between the...
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Special Live OneCare Message for the October 23, 2008 out of band update
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rodtrent
Because I continually test Live OneCare updates, I run OneCare on my computer exclusively. This is the first time an update from Microsoft has produced the following message (and, yes, Microsoft...
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Sunbelt says – patch now, it’s serious!
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rodtrent
Pay attention folks! The urgency is quite real — unpatched, you’ve got the spectre of another SQL Slammer , Code Red type of scenario if the malware writers create a worm. http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com...
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Public Bulletin Webcast for today’s critical patch
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rodtrent
Title : Information about Microsoft Security Bulletins (Level 200) Date : Thursday, October 23, 2008 1:00 P.M. Pacific Time (U.S. & Canada) URL : http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails...
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Out-of-band patch marked Critical
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rodtrent
Bulletin Identifier Windows Bulletin Maximum Severity Rating Critical Impact of Vulnerability Remote Code Execution Detection Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer can detect whether your computer system...
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Microsoft finds published exploit of Vista privilege elevation hole
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rodtrent
http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/IndustryNews.aspx?articleid=5792&zoneid=71
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Apple finally fessin’ up to security issues?
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rodtrent
Could they be going to monthly updates, instead of “oh, whenever we can get to it”…? http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/IndustryNews.aspx?articleid=5776&zoneid=71 …probably not.
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How to get Hotfixes for System Center products
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rodtrent
Hotfixes discussed in Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) articles can now be requested online by doing the following: If you do not know the KB article number, you can search for it . You can also enter additional...
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WinZip 11 Security update available
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rodtrent
WinZip 11.2 SR-1
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Beware Exchange Server 2007 patch!
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rodtrent
Microsoft issues wrong update for Exchange 2007
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Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for September 2008
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rodtrent
4 Critical bulletins coming. Windows Windows Media Player Windows Media Encoder Office http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-sep.mspx
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WSUS gets two new categories
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rodtrent
From the WSUS product team blog : Today you will see two new product categories in your WSUS Synchronization Options dialogs: Windows Server 2008 Server Manager – Windows Server Update Services ...
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Hotfix required to deploy software to SMS 2003 SP3 client running Windows Vista SP1
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rodtrent
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/939332
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System Center Updates Publisher (SCUP) 4.0 Released
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rodtrent
SCUP 4.0 allows customers to import software update catalogs, create, modify, and export software update definitions, and publish software updates. New in version 4.0 Ability to import and publish the...
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Essentials
Update: All Level 5 Guides Open for "Limited Event" - Wednesday August 13, 2008
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rodtrent
Sent From: Brian S. Tucker Subject: All Level 5 Guides Open for "Limited Event" - Wednesday August 13, 2008 __________________________________ After speaking to the other Level 5 Guide owners...
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Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for August 2008
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rodtrent
7 Critical and 5 important this month, people! I guess that means Microsoft is back from TechReady. Read it: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-aug.mspx?myitforum=true
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WSUS gets updates
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rodtrent
Install this update to resolve the issue in which clients are unable to synchronize updates from Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Service Pack 1. Update for Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 3 Service...
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OpsMgr 2007 now supports installation on Windows 2008
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rodtrent
This hotfix provides support to install Operations Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 or Essentials 2007 Service Pack 1 on a Windows Server 2008-based computer. Get it! http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954049...
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DST Updates 2008 – you might need these…
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rodtrent
The new cumulative DST Packages for Windows have been released to the Microsoft Download Center for supported versions of Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. This...
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Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 Released
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rodtrent
Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 will be automatically downloaded to Windows Home Servers through Windows Update if Automatic Updates is enabled on your home server or you choose “Update Now…” from the...
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Windows Server
Windows XP SP3 Coming Through Automatic Updates – are you ready?
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rodtrent
Today, Microsoft will begin automatic distribution of Windows XP SP3 to customers using the Automatic Updates mechanism.
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Don’t Forget: July Security Bulletin Webcast today
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rodtrent
Link: http://www.myitforum.com/forums/calendar.asp?eventid=178&calDate=2008-07-09
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July 2008 Monthly Bulletin Release
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rodtrent
MS08-037 Vulnerabilities in DNS Could Allow Spoofing (953230) MS08-038 Vulnerability in Windows Explorer Could Allow Remote Code Execution (950582) MS08-039 Vulnerabilities in Outlook Web Access for Exchange...
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MSRC reports: Snapshot Viewer ActiveX Control Vulnerability
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rodtrent
The announcement: http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2008/07/07/snapshot-viewer-activex-control-vulnerability.aspx
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