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VMWare buys Determina: VMWare buys DeterminaDoesn't make sense...Adding any additional processing into the hypervisor would be a really bad idea and would slow everything down. Why would VMware pork up the hypervisor while it's simultaneously trying to slim it down and have the hardware help reduce the load?duhso have 100% of resources...; Tags: Virtualization, VMware Inc., Determina Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-08-20
VMware buys Determina: Virtual machine software powerhouse VMWare has quietly acquired Determina to beef up the security capabilities of hypervisors and virtualized workloads. VMware notified research firm Gartner about the deal on August 13 but a public announcement has not yet been made. Financial terms...; Tags: Hypervisor, Determina Inc., VMware Inc., Virtualization, Hardware, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2007-08-20
Firefox ANI exploit on the way - no protected mode: Determina is previewing a version of the ANI exploit that will hijack Mozilla Firefox 2 as well as Internet Explorer 7 running on Vista with default DEP settings mostly turned off. DEP could have stopped this exploit from running but its turned off for most applications in Windows by...; Tags: Vista, Security, Browsers; Blog posts 2007-04-03
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
Dangerous flaws crop up in Vista: Getting all excited to deploy Vista in your agency? You might want to think again. The New York Times reports that researchers and hackers are finding serious problems with "the last Windows." Among the flaws: one described by Russian programmers that allows hackers to increase a user’s...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Web browsers, SECURITY, Determina Inc., flaw, Microsoft Windows Vista, Web browser; Blog posts 2006-12-25

Determina Fix for CVE-2006-1359 (Internet Explorer Remote CreateTextRange() Code Execution) (msi): Based on the same technology used in the VPS LiveShield product, Determina has engineered a standalone fix that provides free and immediate protection to users worldwide that need to protect systems from related attacks until such time as Microsoft issues its own patch. Determina VPS customers do not have to...; Tags: Determina Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Patches, Web Browsers, Security, Internet; Software downloads 2006-03-28
Memory firewall to the rescue: Last month I met with Nand Mulchandani and Charles Renert of Determina, which has developed unique security software that the company claims stops all memory-based attacks--such as stack and heap overflows, format string vulnerabilities and shatter attacks. Given that every critical server vulnerability in the last few years has been...; Tags: Determina Inc., SecureCore; Blog posts 2005-06-21
LFLM Drastically Reduces Security Patching Schedules While Improving Internal Security: As one of the oldest and most active firms in the defense of litigated workers' compensation claims, Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi LLP LFLM relies on it's data integrity and network availability as a vital component in it's daily operations. With threats to their systems constantly increasing and new software...; Tags: Determina Inc., Network, Network Security, Security, Networking; Case studies
Sappi Fine Paper Saves Millions and Ensures Business Continuity Through Stronger Security: With thousands of customers, partners and employees around the globe depending on continuous up time for critical business transactions and production, Sappi Fine Paper cannot afford one moment of disruption to business continuity. Sappi is the world's leading producer of coated fine paper with revenues of over $4.7 billion and...; Tags: Security, Determina Inc., Business Continuity, Sappi, It Services; Case studies

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VMware patch batch fixes 20 security flaws: Virtualization software specialist VMware has shipped a batch of "critical" security updates to cover gaping holes in a wide range of its server and workstation products. An advisory from VMware lists a total of 20 different vulnerabilities affecting all supported versions of VMware ESX Server, VMware Server,...; Tags: VMware Inc., Security, Workstations, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2007-09-20
News to know: High-def Flash; Watermarking; Vista whining: Notable headlines:Adobe brings high-def to Flash videos. Techmeme.George Ou: Why watermarking is a bigger devil than DRM.The secret of Vizio's success.Robin Harris: Building an energy efficient home computer.Ed Bott: We need less whining, more complaining about Vista.Mary Jo Foley: A Microsoft Code Name a Day: Warsaw.Photos: Computers of yesteryear.A trip...; Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-08-21
Hacking a Vista PC: Determina experts explain how to exploit an animated-cursor flawSecurity experts at Determina show how a Vista PC can be compromised by exploiting a flaw in the way the operating system handles animated-cursor files. They've determined that Firefox users are at a higher risk than IE 7 users.; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Web browsers, SECURITY, Vista PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, hacking; Videos 2007-04-04
Microsoft fits 7 patches into .ANI emergency update: Microsofts out-of-band update for the critical -- and under attack -- animated cursor (.ani) vulnerability has finally crossed the finish line, one week ahead of Redmonds own schedule but more than three months after it was first reported by a private security research company.The MS07-017 update, which should be...; Tags: Windows Vista, Zero-day attacks, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Symantec, Spyware and Adware, Spam and Phishing, Rootkits, Responsible disclosure, Punditocracy, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Microsoft, Metasploit, Hackers, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets; Blog posts 2007-04-03
Microsoft releases emergency patch for seven Windows vulnerabilities: Microsoft has issued an "emergency" patch to fix a Critical remote code execution vulnerability in Windows cursor handling code plus six other vulnerabilities. The bugs affect every version of Windows since Windows 2000, including the latest version of Microsoft Vista. Mac, Linux, and Solaris users are immune. The update contains...; Tags: Microsoft, Linux, General; Blog posts 2007-04-03
Windows animated cursor attacks 150 sites: Windows animated cursor attacks 150 sitesWindows animated cursor attacks 150 sitesThanks to Microsoft's quick response to this issue a patch is coming out soon and this will all be a thing of the past. Problem detcted, identified, and resolved. Simple as that.Linux Left out once again :(it doesn't work...; Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Operating systems, Happy April Fool, Mozilla Firefox, Windows animated cursor attack, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Windows Animated Cursor, Opera Software, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-04-02
How many ways can you block malware?: We all know and love to hate signature based blocking of malware but there are lots of other ways to tackle the problem of viruses, worms, and Trojans. Cisco Security Agent and Sana Security use a learning process and then block system calls that are outside the norm....; Tags: Ken; Blog posts 2006-10-27
No endorsement for 3rd party IE patches this time?: When the WMF vulnerability hit at the beginning of this year, security groups like SANS endorsed 3rd party patches and Ilfak Guilfanov received global fame. But this time, there are no such endorsements for similar patches from eEye and Determina from SANS which offers up some strange reasoning.When eEye...; Tags: 3RD, SANS; Blog posts 2006-03-29
DEMOfall 05 take one: Updated 09/20/05 7:45 pm PST: It never rains in Southern California, except today. No matter. As usual I’m locked inside at a tech conference, this time in Huntington Beach at the DEMOfall 05 conference, where 65 companies are debuting products. I put together a photo gallery from my morning Demo...; Tags: LiveShield; Blog posts 2005-09-20
Ready, set, too late! Superworms!: A new class of worms that spread like lightning is turning security on its head. Charles Renert of Determina says updates can't protect you and by the time the worm hits, it's too late.; Tags: Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses and worms, Worm; Whiteboards 2005-05-24
Software program whacks worms: Software program whacks wormsI'm sure it's wonderful...But statements like '100% accurate' and 'no updates necessary' create doubts all by themselves.Really...?Any company making a statement like that I don'ttake seriously.Comments from my eval of the productI had to eval this product for my last company - it installed fairly easily (requires...; Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, software; Discussion threads 2004-11-23