Four Microsoft security patches due next week

Microsoft plans to fix critical bugs in its Word, Publisher and Jet database software next week. ...continue reading 'Four Microsoft security patches due next week'

Criminals hack CEOs with fake subpoenas

Security researchers say that thousands have fallen victim to an e-mail scam in which senior managers are told that they have been sued in federal court and must click on a Web link to download court documents. Victims of the crime are taken to a phony Web site where they are told they need to install browser plug-in software to view the documents. That software gives the criminals access to the victim's computer. ...continue reading 'Criminals hack CEOs with fake subpoenas'

Microsoft signs on to MIT Kerberos Consortium

Microsoft has joined the MIT Kerberos Consortium, an organization that develops the widely-used network authentication standard. It joins Apple, Google and Sun on the consortium's executive board. ...continue reading 'Microsoft signs on to MIT Kerberos Consortium'

Red Hat open-sources security framework

Red Hat has open-sourced its identity-management and security system to promote its assertion that open-source software provides the most secure infrastructure. ...continue reading 'Red Hat open-sources security framework'