On October 10th, Microsoft released their latest monthly list of security patches. This list can be found on the Microsoft Security web site at:

• http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/update/bulletins/200610.mspx

CAEN has determined that one of the patches is serious enough that we are deploying it to the systems that we manage immediately. The specific security update is MS06-063 - Vulnerability in Server Service Could Allow Denial of Service (923414). For more information about this update, refer to the Microsoft web site at:

• http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-063.mspx

If you maintain your own Windows computer and do not have Automatic Updates enabled, then we highly recommend that you configure your computer for automatic updates. For instructions on how to do this, refer to the Microsoft web site at:

• http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/update/bulletins/automaticupdates.mspx