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- Patch Tuesday: 7 bulletins, 18 flaws, all critical
- Its an all-critical Patch Tuesday.Microsoft has just released seven advisories -- all rated critical -- with patches for at least 18 vulnerabilities affecting the Windows operating system, the widely deployed Office productivity suite and the dominant Internet Explorer browser.Five of the 18 vulnerabilities affect Windows Vista.The batch of updates includes...
- Tags: Apple, Botnets, Browsers, Data theft, Exploit code, Hackers, Metasploit, Microsoft, Open source, Patch Watch, Pen testing, Responsible disclosure, Spam and Phishing, Spyware and Adware, Uncategorized, Viruses and Worms, Vulnerability research, Windows Vista, Zero-day attacks
- Blog posts 2007-05-08
- Botnet herders pounce on Windows DNS RPC flaw
- Online criminals have pounced on the unpatched Windows DNS Server service vulnerability, using the security hole to seed and replenish for-profit botnets.The latest twist in the ongoing attacks comes less than a week after Microsofts pre-patch advisory provided clues for hackers to write and release detailed exploit code.Anti-virus researchers have...
- Tags: Zero-day attacks, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Uncategorized, Symantec, Spyware and Adware, Spam and Phishing, Rootkits, Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Microsoft, Metasploit, Hackers, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets
- Blog posts 2007-04-17
- Oracle Patch Day: 37 flaws fixed
- Oracle has released its quarterly "critical patch update" with fixes for a total of 37 security holes in its database and application server products.The April 2007 CPU addresses a wide range of vulnerabilities affecting the following product lines:* Oracle Database (14 flaws, including one with a CVSS base score of...
- Tags: Vulnerability research, Pen testing, Uncategorized, Responsible disclosure, Patch Watch, Oracle, Metasploit, Hackers, Exploit code, Data theft
- Blog posts 2007-04-17
- How to turn off RPC management of DNS on a large scale
- In an advisory issued earlier today, Microsoft issued several workarounds/mitigations for the Windows DNS server service zero-day attacks, including a recommendation that network admins completely disable remote management of RPC capability for DNS Servers.The recommendation included instructions on registry key edits but if youre in charge of a large-scale Windows...
- Tags: Zero-day attacks, Uncategorized, Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Microsoft, Metasploit, Hackers, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers
- Blog posts 2007-04-13
- Microsoft: Beware of .HLP files
- Microsoft is urging Windows users to be very careful when opening ".hlp" attachments.The warning follows the release of exploit code for possible new zero-day bug in the Microsoft Help subsystem, which is used to display files with the ".hlp" extension. The proof-of-concept code, posted at Milw0rm.com, provides instructions on how...
- Tags: Zero-day attacks, Viruses and Worms, Spam and Phishing, Rootkits, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Microsoft, Hackers, Exploit code, Data theft, Vulnerability research, Uncategorized, Spyware and Adware, Responsible disclosure, Browsers
- Blog posts 2007-04-11
- Microsoft knew of Windows .ANI flaw since December 2006
- A private security research outfit says it notified Microsoft about the animated cursor (.ani) code execution vulnerability since December 2006, a full four months ahead of yesterday's discovery of Internet Explorer drive-by attacks.According to Alexander Sotirov, chief reverse engineer at Determina, his research team discovered and reported the flaw to...
- Tags: Zero-day attacks, Windows Vista, Vulnerability research, Uncategorized, Spyware and Adware, Spam and Phishing, Rootkits, Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Mozilla, Microsoft, Hackers, Firefox, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets
- Blog posts 2007-03-30
- Symantec: Vista's UAC prompts can't always be trusted
- Microsofts implementation of the UAC user account control mechanism in Windows Vista continues to take a beating from security researchers. Less than a week after Polish hacker Joanna Rutkowska raised an alert for design -- and implementation -- bugs in the default no-admin component, a member of Symantecs Advanced...
- Tags: Black Hat, Data theft, Exploit code, Hackers, Microsoft, Pen testing, Punditocracy, Responsible disclosure, Uncategorized, Vulnerability research, Windows Vista
- Blog posts 2007-02-20
- MS Patch Tuesday: 12 bulletins, 6 critical, 20 vulnerabilities
- Microsoft's Patch Tuesday train rumbled into security central with a full load today: 12 bulletins with patches for at least 20 vulnerabilities in a wide range of widely used software products.Six of the 12 bulletins are rated "critical," Redmond's highest severity rating.As expected, there are fixes for gaping holes...
- Tags: Botnets, Browsers, Data theft, Exploit code, Hackers, Microsoft, Patch Watch, Uncategorized, Viruses and Worms, Vulnerability research, Zero-day attacks
- Blog posts 2007-02-13
Additional Resources
- Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Linux
- Is 20th century conventional Winchester multi-platter, multi-head random-access disk technology too quaint for you? Want to run your PC or server on storage devices that consume far less energy than the traditional alternatives? Want a portable or mobile storage unit that will never fail due to G-forces or "crashing?". Looking...
- Tags: Linux, Disk, File System, Solid State Disk, Kernel, Mandrake, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Cast Iron's lifecycle SaaS integration play
- A new generation of Cast Iron's SaaS integration appliance adds functionality that now addresses what you might call the SaaS lifecycle: everything from data migration through to cloud-to-cloud integration. by Phil Wainewright
- Tags: Software-as-a-service, Integration, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- iPhone gas application roundup
- On 18 June 2008 I published my iPhone app wishlist and I'm happy that most of my most requested applications have been released (Thank you Texas Hold'Em!). Two my most request applications dealt with fuel, specifically a fuel economy tracker and a cheap gas finder. Several iterations...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Vehicle, MPG, AccuFuel, Gas Finder, Roi/Tco, GPS, 3G, Handhelds, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- 21 months later, Vista is still more secure than XP
- 21 months later, Vista is still more secure than XPMy takeI don't count security patches, but I regularly have to clean malware from our XP machines but have yet to find anything on our Vista systems.RE: 21 months later, Vista is still more secure than XPFile this in the "no...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), SECURITY, Patches, Microsoft Windows Vista, secure, Microsoft Windows XP, VISTA IS
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- 21 months later, Vista is still more secure than XP
- Last October, roughly one year after the release to manufacturing of Windows Vista, I did a comparison of how well Windows Vista was living up to its promise of being more secure than its predecessor, Windows XP. My data source was the Microsoft Security Bulletin Search page, where I tallied...
- Tags: Security, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- What paper trail?
- I've been carting around my latest sheaf of press releases about the green-ness of electronic document technology for weeks now. Yes, as I've blogged before, I am still one of those people who can't help printing out certain emails in order to act on them. Yes, it's bad, I know....
- Tags: Xerox Corp., Paper Trail, Survey, Printers, Data Centers, Marketing Research, Hardware, Peripherals, Storage, Data Management, Marketing, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Dell opts for performance with R5400 data center-hosted desktop
- Dell opts for performance with R5400 data center-hosted desktopwho can't type?What does this mean?Like at Clearcube you should be able to choose from diffenerent Ports with diffenent features.
- Tags: Performance management, Desktops, R5400, Dell Computer Corp., desktop, performance
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- Britain moves against illegal file sharing
- Britain moves against illegal file sharingWould like to know how they will determine this.I think they are going to have significant problems with this.Briton can do what they want, the people there seem to be unwilling to stop their government from making so many laws they are in "freedom chains"....I...
- Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Internet service providers (ISPs), INTERNET, file-sharing, File Sharing Program
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe
- From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM MainframeWhose employees?Having done my bit for peace and understanding on other Comments, I've arrived here for edification. (My time on ZDNet is of course billed to charity, volunteer work in the community.)Because of the IBM Global Services connection, might be worthwhile...
- Tags: Mainframes, Servers, IBM Corp., IBM mainframe, data-processing, mainframe
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- GMail adds "https:"-only connections but still not by default
- Google has added a new "Browser Connection" feature to GMail to allow users to force e-mail sessions to always use the more secure "https:" protocol but, strangely, this is not turned on by default. In the Settings tab, at the very bottom, GMail users can now select...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, HTTP, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- iPhone 3G availability tracker mashup
- Looking for an iPhone 3G? Apple provides an iPhone 3G availability application on their retail Web page that lists iPhone availability by store location. The app appears to be offline as of press time. The problem is that Apple's availability application forces you to drill down store...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPhone 3G, Mashup, Chris Barnes, 3G, Collaboration, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Who do you trust, me or that gadget?
- One of the most fascinating trends in medical computing involves the use of gadgets to extract data people are otherwise reluctant to give, and to offer advice on that data when it's needed. Do you trust the gadget more than the doctor? Will you obey the gadget? by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Teen, Gadget, Tablets, Notebooks, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Marketing Research, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Marketing, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
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