From "Perimeter Scan" (Peter Russell):
... this Patch Tuesday brought us a new Internet Explorer cumulative update. In addition to fixing the usual slew of Internet Explorer issues, including one that's already in the wild, Microsoft has set some "kill bits," a way to disable ActiveX controls.
One wishes they had done this a bit sooner, but MS says they waited for formal permission from Sony BMG to do it...
... this Patch Tuesday brought us a new Internet Explorer cumulative update. In addition to fixing the usual slew of Internet Explorer issues, including one that's already in the wild, Microsoft has set some "kill bits," a way to disable ActiveX controls.
One wishes they had done this a bit sooner, but MS says they waited for formal permission from Sony BMG to do it...