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Microsoft Security Issues by Dick Curry 06/16/2005

 

Microsoft has recently posted three articles relating to security issues.  In glancing through these articles I find most of the issues therein have been discussed in one or more of our meetings; never-the-less it's always good to be reminded (including me!).  Some of the points made in these articles I find are on the conservative side, but I don't think you can get into trouble adhering to them.  Anyway, check them out when you have time.

5 ways to help avoid e-mail viruses  or http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/email/attachments.mspx

An introduction to computer viruses or http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/viruses/intro_viruses_what.mspx

Help protect your computer with Windows XP Service Pack 2 or http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/update/sp2.mspx

Go to this Microsoft link for some information on the new validation procedures that will be required of Windows XP users to update software sometime in the 3rd quarter of this year:  http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/update/genuine.mspx.

Lastly, for those of you who manually update your Microsoft system files - particularly security patches, have you done so recently?

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