Microsoft Web Components Vulnerability
14th July, 2009
Microsoft has issued a warning about a serious vulnerability in Microsoft Office Web Components software. The vulnerability applies mainly to Office XP and Office 2003 Web Components.
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain access to a computer with the same rights as the local user. This may not [...]

Microsoft has taken the rare step of warning about a serious security flaw in Internet Explorer running under windows XP and Windows Server 2003.  Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 are not affected by this vulnerability.
An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user. When using [...]

1. Web 2.Uh-Oh
The glories (and dangers) of Web 2.0 applications will continue to be an issue in 2009. Hackers will use techniques that resemble normal code, like IFRAMES, and will also continue to leverage Internet browsers and other Web-enabled applications (such as Flash and streaming media players, among others) as infection vectors of choice. [...]

Citrix has made available a new solution called Citrix Essentials for Microsoft Hyper-V, offering advanced virtualisation management capabilities for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V.
“Citrix Essentials for Hyper-V will enable Microsoft customers to obtain even more value from their investments in the Windows platform and Microsoft virtualisation solutions,” said Mike Neil, general manager, virtualisation strategy, [...]