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An unpatched bug in a file installed with Microsoft Corp.'s Office and Visual Studio software could lead to some serious problems for Internet Explorer users, security researchers have reported.

Microsoft has taken the wraps off a new security program that uses automated "HoneyMonkeys" to patrol the Web, seeking out sites that automatically install malicious code on Windows XP systems.

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The standard encryption mechanism used by Oracle Corp.'s database products can be easily circumvented, according to a German security researcher who last week published details on a number of unpatched security vulnerabiliities in the database vendor's products. Security expert Alexander Kornbrust plans to give a presentation at the Black Hat USA 2005 security conference this week showing how Oracle's encryption can be broken.

Despite Hewlett-Packard Co.'s commitment earlier this week to keep its investments in research and development intact after the announcement of 14,500 job cuts, the company has decided to cut four research projects from its HP Labs organization, a company spokesman confirmed.

A few weeks back I told you about a "friend" of mine who got hit with an IM bug. It was quick, painful, and pretty much fit the definition of "as much fun as a sharp stick in the eye." Apparently my friend is not alone. The IMlogic Threat Center, a global consortium that provides threat detection and protection for IM and peer-to-peer (p-to-p) applications, recently issued its second quarter 2005 report on the rise of IM security threats.

Oracle Senior Vice President Thomas Kurian during a JavaOne presentation on Tuesday evening outlined Oracle's vision and solutions for building and maintaining service-oriented architectures (SOAs). The company's "new application blueprint" features JavaServer Faces (JSF) for the user interface, BPEL (Business Process Execution Language) for business processes, and Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) 3.0 for developing business logic.