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Next Tuesday, November 11th, Microsoft plans to issue two security bulletins. One of them will be marked as critical and describes the vulnerability that exists in the Microsoft Office. The bug allows remote code execution. The second bulletin will be marked as important. It is generally related to Windows and also allows remote code execution but to a lesser degree of risk.

Those interested can register for the webcast, which will be held on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 11:00 AM Pacific (US & Canada).

Despite the fact that Windows 7 has not yet been released, Microsoft took care of its security publishing a security patch for the new beta version of Windows 7. Although the PDC 2008 conference participants will get Windows 7 Milestone 3 build 6801 tomorrow, the fix is already available. Patching fresh system may seem strange, but it must be remembered that this is the beta version, so underdeveloped by definition. In addition, early versions of Windows 7 are very similar to Vista, so they need the same patches.

Liu Die Yu a Chinese specialist in computer security has informed about the new security vulnerability in Google's Chrome web-browser. This bug allows attackers to impersonate websites. It is said that the bug was created while the browser's engine WebKit was modifying by Google's programmers. The bug is not found in the Apple's Safari browser that shares the same engine. Liu Die Yu has published his proof of concept which demonstrates how the bug works. A Google's representative says that the browser's vulnerability will be fixed in the next program version.