Office, Windows get critical patches

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	In this issue Office, Windows get critical patches Targeted Twitter user blames Russia FAQ: The ins and outs of DoS attacks Twitter, Facebook attack targeted one user Symantec: Phishing activity up in July Office, Windows get critical patches The software maker releases nine patches in this month's Patch Tuesday, many of them related to ActiveX controls. Read full story  Targeted Twitter user blames Russia Georgian blogger blames KGB in attack that downed Twitter and affected his accounts on Facebook, Blogger, and LiveJournal. Read full story  FAQ: The ins and outs of DoS attacks Twitter was offline for hours after suffering a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that targeted one user. Facebook and some Google sites also were hit. What happened and why? Read full story  Twitter, Facebook attack targeted one user Accounts of pro-Georgian blogger were targeted in denial-of-service attack that led to outage at Twitter and problems at Facebook, Blogger, and LiveJournal, Facebook CSO says. Read full story  Symantec: Phishing activity up in July Phishing levels rose 52 percent while spam as a percentage of all e-mail stayed about the same compared with the previous month, according to reports out from Symantec. Read full story  Other CNET resources  CNET.com  Latest CNET reviews  CNET Downloads  CNET News  CNET TV  Crave
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