EDITOR'S NOTE

Good morning,

Well, at least for some. For others, it's an evening (or weekend) for a spot of patch management, with security fixes released for both Java and various VMware offerings - including ESX.

The Java patch is said to cover some 18 unlisted flaws - and with US CERT saying 'patch now', the potential for exploits are obviously a concern.

There's also a survey on the front-end claiming 98 per cent of PCs are vulnerable - albeit says a vendor who provides scanning tools. Self-interest in that particular finding? Who would've thought...

-- Ry Crozier

TODAY ON ITNEWS

By Shaun Nichols | December 05, 2008

Users are being advised to update their software after Sun Microsystems and VMware posted software fixes on Wednesday.

By David Neal | December 05, 2008

IBM has created a Microsoft-free virtual desktop, offering a set of applications that does not require any desktop hardware, according to reports.

By Iain Thomson | December 05, 2008

A survey of computer users has shown that almost every PC is running at least one unpatched application, according to vulnerability testing firm Secunia.

By David Neal | December 05, 2008

Microsoft said that document interoperability efforts are steadily improving, and that a recent Document Interoperability Initiative (DII) event it held in Belgium has delivered many concrete results.

By Angelica Mari | December 05, 2008

Author Don Tapscott gives Angelica Mari his reasons for promoting social networking tools and says transparency is the key to security.

By INQUIRER Newsdesk | December 05, 2008

Opera Software releases a sneak preview of its web browser Opera 10 today.

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