| Mystery solved: MS emergency patch precedes Black Hat session
Microsoft's latest emergency out-of-band patch was weird beyond belief. A notice was sent to journalists and researchers late Friday evening that the patch was coming Tuesday, but Microsoft refused to explain the flaw and even put a cone of silence around researchers who would otherwise talk about it. Extra '&' in Microsoft development code gave hackers IE exploit
Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed that a single superfluous character in its own development code is responsible for the bug that has let hackers exploit Internet Explorer since early July. Adobe confirms Flash contains Microsoft dev code bug
Adobe says it's the first major third-party vendor to have used Microsoft's flawed development code in its products. It patched Shockwave on Tuesday and promises a fix for Flash on Thursday. Cisco fixes critcal WLAN flaws, warns Microsoft hole puts Cisco Unity at risk
Cisco on Tuesday warned users of its Unity unified communications products that they are at risk from a flaw in Microsoft Internet Explorer that spurred Microsoft into an emergency, out-of-band patch. Verizon offers free service to help developers test for Microsoft ATL flaw
Verizon Business is offering a free scanning service for developers to help them determine whether any controls or components they built using Microsoft's ATL are vulnerable to flaws Microsoft patched on Tuesday. Microsoft-Yahoo search deal: 3 reasons why it makes sense
The expected search deal between Microsoft and Yahoo will no doubt face extra scrutiny -- and criticism -- from jaded observers, but it also appears to be a winning one. What's new in SSIS 2008?
Many new features of SQL Server 2008 have grabbed the headlines in the past year or so, but Microsoft has also been quietly enhancing SQL Server Integration Services, says SQL Server blogger Brian Egler. A few of the improvements include support for better scripting tools, multi-thread processing, and connectors to data warehouses from SAP, Oracle and Teradata. VisualRoute 2009: A tool to help you analyze, track and diagnose Internet traffic
Every IT person comes to the point where they need to know just what in the world is going on with Internet traffic. Traditionally, finding the answer depends upon multiple tools and an intricate study of very tedious log files. Anyone who has had to go down that path knows it can be a nightmare and a huge waste of time. Start-up to watch: Criteo lets advertisers re-target users
According to Criteo, users visit a site up to five times on average before making a purchase. With its patent-pending technology, Criteo serves targeted banner ads to users, goading them to go ahead and make that purchase. The banner can offer up a special promotional price, show similar products or complementary products. July Giveaways
Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies each of books on Enterprise Web 2.0 and Building a Greener Data Center; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons to one lucky reader and 15 copies of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries July 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are | 
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