Security

Lots of updates available for 2K, XP, 2K3, Vista, 2K8, Seven, Office, etc. Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for June 2010

Updates available for just about everything: Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for April 2010
Be sure to visually check the updates as I’ve found in some cases all critical updates are not selected.

Microsoft has released an “out-of-band” update to address vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer versions 6, 7, and 8.
This is a cumulative update that addresses several vulnerabilities some of which also apply to IE 8 (in Windows 7 too).
More info.

Lots of important updates for Windows versions 2K-Windows 7. Details

News of the latest Internet Explorer vulnerability has spread the web today. As has become the norm folks have blown the issue way out of proportion. As stated in the security advisory (see link below) covering this issue, “At this time, we are unaware of any attacks attempting to use this vulnerability.” So keep that in mind if you want to use the workaround.
Microsoft Security Advisory (980088)
The Workaround:
The easy way (recommended solution for IE users): See this page and run the Fix It tool (Enable Network Protocol Lockdown). Bookmark the page so that you can undo it later with the Fix It tool next to it. This solution should be enough until a patch is released.
The hard way: Go to the security advisory page above and follow the steps in the workaround.
The super easy way: Don’t use IE!

“This Guide was designed to help IT professionals better understand and use Microsoft security release information, processes, communications, and tools.”
Aimed at IT people but Geeks my find some good info here on the what,whys, and hows of Windows Updates.
The Microsoft Security Update Guide

Updates available for 2K, XP, 2K3, Vista, 2K8… March MS Security Bulletin

Microsoft will release a patch for the latest Internet Explorer security issue tomorrow according to Yahoo.
Firefox 3.0.5 has hit the mirrors and should be official any time now.
Hit the Firefox home page for the “official” release or see Major Geeks if you want it now.