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Microsoft to Release 6 Security Updates Next Week
An anonymous reader wrote in with an article that leads: "Microsoft will release six groups of security patches next week, including three critical updates for Windows and Excel users. The critical updates will fix bugs in many different versions of Microsoft's products including the latest versions of Excel, Windows XP, Vista and Windows Server 2003, Microsoft said."
... at least now we will be safe !
Microsoft Patch Release Announcement
(Slashdot Standard Form #97)
Microsoft will release [$COUNT] security patches
[ ] Today
[ ] Tomorrow
[ ] Next Week
[ ] When they goddam say so
Including [$NUMCRITICAL] critical updates for
[ ] Windows
[ ] XP
[ ] 2000
[ ] Server 2000
[ ] Server 2003
[ ] Vista
[ ] Linux (..sorry, just kidding!)
[ ] Word
[ ] Excel
[ ] Access
[ ] PowerPoint
[ ] Bob
[ ] Internet Explorer
[ ] Outlook
[ ] Outlook Express
[ ] Exchange
[ ] DOS 6.22
[ ] All of the above
A spokesperson said "We take a very serious view of or responsibilities to ensure that the Microsoft computing experience is safe and secure for all our valued customers - and these updates show our commitment to that goal"
When what they really meant to say was...
[ ] Fsck, we just found some more stuff we missed during beta testing.
[ ] We never thought someone would try THAT
[ ] Yeah, we were kinda hoping we could keep that one quiet but then some geeky, long-haired nerd had to go and post about it on teh Internets.
AT&ROFLMAO
only if the dog dies.
Does everyone here secretly run Windows systems, or is this another MS-bashing opportunity? Can we have security fixes released for Linux kernel published too please? I think that might be more relevant for the practical purposes this article was no doubt published...
I mean, Christ, it's almost like everyone here hates Microsoft or something!
Wait a minute....
throw new NoSignatureException();
(Slashdot Standard Rely #42)
This doesn't affect me because I run
[] OSX
[] Linux
[] Multix
[] CP/M
init 11 - for when you need that edge.
I just figured if I have a bloody hard time configuring and opening ports without problems for legitimate programs on it that trojans and other nasty stuff must have a hard time getting through and sending back data also :)
This just in...
The sun will be rising in the east today and setting in the west. We will continue to cover this breaking news as more details come to light.