Send this community to a friend, along with a message. View a list of available daily and weekly email newsletters from Computerworld. Microsoft got a fast chance to use its new system for rating the severity of security holes after a fresh software vulnerability was discovered, but the process was temporarily marred by a faulty patch.
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Microsoft announced a new system for rating the severity of security holes in its software and urged people to be more careful about publicizing vulnerabilities and detailing how they can be exploited. Microsoft announced a new system for rating the severity of security holes in its software and urged people to be more careful about publicizing vulnerabilities and detailing how they can be exploited. Sun announced a program aimed at luring users of Microsoft's IIS software to switch to the iPlanet Web Server package. The move aims to capitalize on security concerns about IIS in the wake of the Code Red and Nimda worms. It could become more difficult for overseas workers to obtain visas in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks.