Watchguard Loopback: August 2007

Once a month, we summarize all the content the LiveSecurity Service sent to you in the previous calendar month. Did you miss anything essential in August? The list below will let you know. Content sent in August 2007 includes:

Vulnerability Alerts

1 August
Apple’s OS X update corrects 45 flaws

14 August
Windows Media Player flaw lets attackers “skin” you
Critical: MS Excel vulnerability affects PC and Mac
Critical: Internet Explorer Update: Two patches plug four holes
Critical: From graphics to gadgets, critical flaws affect Windows

30 August
Yahoo! fixes another buffer overflow vulnerability in Messenger

Software Updates

6 August
SpamScreen Rules Update 2.3

23 August
Firebox X Edge 8.6

WatchGuard Wire

A dozen Wire entries in August covered a range of topics, from the usual drama around Black Hat Las Vegas, to a pair of Storm articles [ 1 / 2 ], to a free trial of the cologne for IT professionals. You can bookmark the Wire feed web page, or subscribe using your RSS reader. Either way, it’s free!