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Friday, 2006-08-11

Homeland Security urges Windows fix

Filed under: Security — bblackmoor @ 11:26

The US Department of Homeland Security has urged Windows users to install the latest patches from Microsoft as quickly as possible.

In particular it warned about one bug fixed in the latest batch of security updates that, if exploited, could put a PC under the control of an attacker.

Microsoft’s recent update fixed 23 flaws found in Windows software.

Many of these bugs are known to malicious hackers and some are already actively exploited on the net.

(from BBC News, Official warning on Windows bugs)