Windows Autopatch is a useful service that IT admins can leverage to better manage their Windows environments. Microsoft has now announced new functionalities and alerts for the mechanism.
Alert RSS
The UK government is set to roll out a warning system in October this year similar to that in the US, which will alert users of flooding, extreme weather, public health emergencies, and more.
Microsoft is rolling out Password Monitor for Edge users. As the name implies, the service monitors a database of breached credentials and lets you know if your password is unsafe to use.
Shazam, the music recognition service acquired recently by Apple, now presents users with an alert that informs them of the fact. Its privacy policy has been changed to align with that of Apple's.
Twitter Alerts has launched in the U.K. and Ireland, with 57 organisations, including police forces and government agencies, signing up to share critical information quickly when it is needed most.
Electronic Arts have thrown a blow to PS3 owners, confirming that they have put development on Red alert 3 on hold for the console. No reason has been given for the resources being pulled, or...
FlashDiskAlert acts as a warning signal when flash USB disks are still connected to your PC when you log off, restart or shutdown. Removable devices, such as USB flash disks, are currently so common that...
Digital-media delivery company RealNetworks on Thursday rolled out patches for four high-risk vulnerabilities in its flagship RealPlayer software, warning that the flaws put millions of users at risk of PC hijack attacks. The Seattle, Wash.-based...
Electronic Arts has revealed that it's working on a new game in the Command & Conquer: Red Alert series in an email sent to fan site operators by VP and executive producer Mark Skaggs. With...
Mail Alert is a free e-mail alert add-in for Microsoft Outlook. When new e-mail arrives, it will display a non-intrusive desktop alert containing essential information from the e-mail received. Now you can avoid the constant...
There's a new security threat at some of the nation's military bases – and it looks uncannily like a can of Coke. Specially rigged Coke cans, part of a summer promotion, contain cell...
Microsoft has verified that a malicious worm known as W32.Sasser.worm and variants of that worm are spreading on the Internet. You can help protect your computer by downloading and installing Microsoft Security Update MS04-011. You...
Excel 2003 Update: KB834691 Under certain circumstances, a flaw in Microsoft Office Excel 2003® can cause the RAND(), RANDBETWEEN(), SLOPE(), INTERCEPT(), FORECAST(), and STEYX() functions to return incorrect values. This update fixes the flaw...
I just got my monthly round-up of security alerts from Microsoft in my email and I thought I'd share it here seeing as Neowin is focused on keeping our readership up to date as far...
Officials in Athens are developing plans to counter attacks on IT infrastructure. Security officials for the Athens Olympics are working on plans to counter a possible hacker attack on key infrastructure during the Games in...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced an e-mail alert system that will warn computer users in real-time -- both technology professionals and home users -- of security vulnerabilities, potential impact, and how to...
On 23rd January 2004, MessageLabs, the email security company, intercepted a large number of copies of another variant of the Dumaru email worm – W32/Dumaru.Y. The initial copy of this new...
The government is planning a scheme to help UK organisations fend off electronic attacks The government plans to roll out an early warning system for digital attacks to all local authorities next...
The peer-to-peer file sharing clients Kazaa and iMesh, which both use the FastTrack network, have been reported to have a critical security flaw which could see the supernodes (the things users connect to) in the...
A Russian antivirus company apologized Friday for an e-mailed virus alert that was infected with the very worm the message was supposedly designed to warn against. Kaspersky Labs said the message, sent Thursday to subscribers...
Thanks powerdafuture from our BPN Forum A worm spread among MSN Messenger users by fooling them into downloading an infectious file from the Internet, antivirus firms said on Thursday. Known as...
Antivirus experts are warning of a hoax virus alert which might trick users into deleting an important file on their Windows machines. The fake warning tells users to search their hard drives...
A remotely exploitable buffer overflow glitch poses a risk for AOL ICQ users who have failed to apply a security fix, CERT warned yesterday. It says attackers who are able to exploit...
A new and more dangerous version of a remote-control virus that targets computers running the Linux operating system may be in the wild, but security experts do not expect the malicious code to spread widely....
Cheers me101 for this email he received from "Passport", shame I didn't get it :( Looks like at least microsoft are getting the right idea, any users who have a Microsoft passport account should be...
Westwood has released the first official map pack for Yuri's Revenge, the expansion pack for C&C: Red Alert 2. The 143kb download contains two multiplayer maps, one titled "Transylvania Trouble" for 2-6 players, and the...
