Microsoft Issues Eight Windows Fixes
News The most urgent issue is a flaw in Microsoft's "Workstation Service" in Windows 2000 and Windows XP, said Amol Sarwate, a research manager at vulnerability-management company Qualys. It is a key part of Windows that can't be turned off or easily...
[November 15, 2006, 9:39]
Microsoft Plugs 21 Security Holes
News There has never been a Microsoft security update to address 21 issues and never one with 19 potential remote execution flaws," said Amol Sarwate, the manager of the Vulnerability Management Lab at flaw management specialist Qualys.
[June 14, 2006, 9:55]
Windows Attack Code Released
News We scan about 10 million hosts every month, and at least 25 percent of those still run Windows 2000," said Amol Sarwate, a research manager at Qualys. The Workstation Service is a key part of Windows that can't be turned off or easily protected by...
[November 17, 2006, 9:29]
Microsoft Fixes 'critical' Flaws In New Programs
News The fact that several of the newly reported vulnerabilities critically affect Internet Explorer 7, Office 2007 and Exchange 2007, hurts Microsoft's security message, said Amol Sarwate, manager of the vulnerability research lab at Qualys.
[May 9, 2007, 9:56]
Cursor Flaw Throws Doubt On Vista Security
News It is a little premature to attack the whole effort altogether, but this is something that the Security Development Lifecycle should have caught," said Amol Sarwate, a research manager at vulnerability management company Qualys.
[April 4, 2007, 16:27]
Word 2000 Flaw Still Lacks Patch
News What's not there is more news than what is there, from what we can see," said Amol Sarwate, research manager at vulnerability management company Qualys.The first thing we noticed is a lack of a patch for the Microsoft Word vulnerability at large...
[September 13, 2006, 10:15]
Microsoft Plugs Windows Media Hole
News While we see Microsoft making an attempt to patch zero-day vulnerabilities, they are still struggling to keep up with the continuous influx of zero-day attacks," said Amol Sarwate, a research manager at vulnerability management company Qualys.
[December 13, 2006, 8:39]
Homeland Security Urges Windows Fix
News We recognise that this is something that is easily exploitable," said Amol Sarwate, the manager of vulnerability research lab at Qualys. In a rare alert, the US Department of Homeland Security has urged Windows users to plug a potential worm hole...
[August 11, 2006, 12:10]
