Weekly Security Round-up
News So, that apparently means that Netscape is dependent on IE and therefore is likely vulnerable to Internet Explorer bugs, as well as Firefox and Mozilla bugs it hasn't yet patched (it's always a generation behind Mozilla and Firefox)!
[May 31, 2005, 15:50]
W3C Releases Draft Of HTML 5
News In December 2007, Microsoft claimed Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) correctly passed the Acid2 browser test, a part of the Web Standards Project. In its final form by 2010, HTML 5 is intended to bring the markup language forward into today's richer...
[January 25, 2008, 13:59]
Microsoft Adds Spam Filtering To MSN 8
News AOL will receive a license to use Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser in its proprietary service for seven years. Microsoft said it will release an updated version of its MSN Internet service on Wednesday, the latest salvo in its ongoing campaign...
[June 4, 2003, 10:58]
Klez Virus Set To Wipe Itself Out
News Klez.E arrives in email and uses an old flaw in Microsoft Internet Explorer to execute automatically. But the variant has all but disappeared from the Internet, said Vincent Gullotto, director of the antivirus emergency response team at security...
[September 6, 2002, 10:16]
Microsoft Reveals Early Plans For IE8
News Microsoft will continue to prioritise security and ease of use in the forthcoming Internet Explorer 8 and will seek to improve web development with current standards compatibility, according to the company.
[May 4, 2007, 9:43]
Security Flaw Found In Microsoft Office For Mac
News The flaw affects all Office programs but is only considered a critical issue on Internet Explorer for Mac OS 8, 9 and X, Outlook Express 5.0.2 and Entourage 2001 and v. The software slip-up happens because the Microsoft applications incorrectly...
[April 17, 2002, 8:50]
Microsoft Takes A Week To Issue Patch For IE Hole
News It has taken Microsoft almost a week to issue a patch for a serious HTML vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE), which would allow hackers to gain access to a user's cookies and expose the sensitive information that they contain.
[November 15, 2001, 13:50]
Microsoft Sets Out Latest Tools For Web Developers
News Microsoft has this week used its MIX08 event in Las Vegas to announce beta releases of web tools including Internet Explorer 8, Silverlight 2 and Expression Studio 2 products. Internet Explorer 8's new features include the Activities and WebSlices...
[March 7, 2008, 15:45]
US Regulators Look Again At Eolas Patent
News The patent also earned that school and company a $521m (£312m) judgment after a federal jury found that Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser infringed on it. The thing that's exciting to me is that the (US)PTO sort of made the ruling on the basis...
[November 12, 2003, 8:00]
