A new critical Windows vulnerability has been discovered and Microsoft is acknowledging it's criticality by releasing an out-of band patch before the regular Windows update batch due Nov. 11.  This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the Windows Server service. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an affected system received a specially crafted RPC request.

As the nation observes Cyber Security Awareness Month in October, Internetusers can take advantage of security tools from Verizon - many without charge - to assess their vulnerability to Internet-based threats and to keep their children safe online.

Cloudmark, Inc., the global leader in messaging security, today announced the availability of Cloudmark® Desktop for Microsoft Windows Mail anti-spam software. The Cloudmark Desktop spam filter integrates seamlessly into the Windows Mail client, offering consumers and small businesses unsurpassed accuracy in filtering spam, phishing and viruses from e-mail inboxes. Microsoft Windows Mail is the e-mail and newsgroup client included in the Windows Vista operating system and is also the successor to the Outlook Express messaging and collaboration client.

Softex Incorporated, the world’s leading supplier of innovative security software products and solutions for computing devices, and Atrua, a leading supplier of fingerprint solutions for mobile phones, have partnered to provide customers with secure access to their mobile phones. The companies have worked together to release the first implementation of Omnipass Mobile Edition for Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0.

A new version of GFI MailArchiver for Exchange, an email management and archiving solution, has been released . GFI MailArchiver 6 integrates with Microsoft’s Outlook email client to allow users to access their archived email faster and in a more transparent manner. GFI MailArchiver is the first email archiving product to offer integration with Outlook without the use of stub files.

Learning Tree International announced the addition of a new 4-day course to its hands-on IT security curriculum. Entitled Windows Server 2008 Security Infrastructure: Hands-On, the course offers attendees the opportunity to gain practical experience in designing and implementing a secure network infrastructure through intensive exercises led by an expert instructor.

Essential Security Software, Inc. announced the beta version of its eCipher™ Anywhere service, a free email security program combining security and usability for professionals who have the need for secure email communications to anyone, anywhere. eCipher is easy to use encryption that requires no downloads by recipients, removing the worry over secure business and personal email communications.

The computer security experts at Agnitum, publisher of the acclaimed Outpost Pro product line, today unleashed Spam Terrier 2.0, which provides users of Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows Mail (in Vista) and now The Bat! with self-learning protection against unwanted email.

XenCare SoftLock provides a simple locking mechanism to protect the computer by a single mouse click lock/unlock feature. If you are using your computer system in a harmful way which could be as simple as clicking on an email attachment from a stranger or visiting unknown web sites, XenCare SoftLock can lock your system and protect from ever evolving threats not identified by conventional products.

Radware, the leading provider of integrated application delivery solutions for business-smart networking, announced it has found a vulnerability that may cause application Denial of Service (DoS) in Firefox 3, Mozilla's latest Web browser application.