Windows, PowerPoint Attacks Expected

Author: Donald Sears

February 10, 2010 3:08 pm

Some of the bugs Microsoft patched today will be exploited by hackers almost immediately, security researchers predicted. Microsoft’s massive update — a record-tying 13 separate security bulletins that patched 26 vulnerabilities — gives attackers all kinds of ways to compromise machines and hijack PCs. Read the full article. [Computerworld]

Some of the bugs Microsoft patched today will be exploited by hackers almost immediately, security researchers predicted. Microsoft’s massive update — a record-tying 13 separate security bulletins that patched 26 vulnerabilities — gives attackers all kinds of ways to compromise machines and hijack PCs. Read the full article. [Computerworld]

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