Microsoft vulnerability gets increased attention

When the MS06-040 patch for a security flaw in Windows was released earlier this month, both security experts and Microsoft  downplayed the vulnerability risk. But that tune has changed with a leading security vendor now saying that it expects increased attacks on Windows machines due to the flaw, though Microsoft is holding strong to its original statement that there isn't such a high risk level. Symantec, however, says that there are now six variants of code that can take advantage of the vulnerability, spiking the potential for attacks even higher than expected.

For more on the continuing security vulnerability issue:
- read what the experts are predicting at C/NET News.com