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- Microsoft, HP ready XP SP3 endless-reboot patches
- Microsoft, HP ready XP SP3 endless-reboot patchesThen there will be...a reboot to the reboot to the reboot to the reboot to the....Well, you get the drill.The people who brought you Zune, Xbox (love those thermals?), SPOT and WinMobile (looking for a WinMobile "Killer"?) now bring you endless reboots of (ta-da:...
- Tags: Patches, XP SP3, endless-reboot patch, Microsoft Windows XP, patch management, Hewlett-Packard Co., reboot, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-16
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- Microsoft confirms SMB2 vulnerability, warns of code execution risk
- Feel free to delete this Ryan.ThanksIsn't it about time we stop playing nice andfind these people who create such an endless stream of blank and do a bit of Vlad the Impaler on them? Catch em... give them a fair trial (I want to be certain we publicly impale...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., SMB2, Microsoft Windows Vista, vulnerability, beta
- Discussion threads 2009-09-09
- Are Windows stealth updates back again?
- Are Windows stealth updates back again?PersonallyI think all "security" updates and patches should be automatic and there should be no option to opt-out the application of said patches.Many if not ALL of the worst viri/worm infections from the past decade wouldn't have happened if that were the case.Damned if you...
- Tags: Patches, Tools & Techniques, Digital media, Windows Stealth Updates, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-06-25
- Conficker's estimated economic cost? $9.1 billion
- Conficker's estimated economic cost? $9.1 billionWindows ROI vs. Open SourceThis makes me wonder how people think theywould be out of business UNLESS they useWindows.$9 BILLION DOLLARS, this puts companies OUTbusiness and customers who are furious withservices that are rendered unavailable dueto insecure software......Tell me again, how does running Windows bring...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Patches, Operating systems, Viruses and worms, Conficker, economic cost, virus, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, piracy
- Discussion threads 2009-04-23
- McAfee fails the Conficker test
- McAfee fails the Conficker testReliable Security SourceWell... I skip McAffee entirely :) (even if they are "free" from Comcast). McAffee is in the same league as Norton - Sucks. VIPRE is the best Anti-virus/Anti-spyware solution I have found. More proof that a 'major' vendor can't be trusted to be a...
- Tags: McAffee, VIPRE, McAfee Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-03-31
- Vista gets a halo effect from Windows 7
- Vista gets a halo effect from Windows 7Come now, Ed......you're not supposed to offer facts and figures. It confuses the FUDmongers.Seriously though, this isn't really a surprise to anyone following the sales figures.Come now, Sleeper ...Let's not bait them whlist they writhe in agony, foaming at the mouth at...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Patches, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-02-02
- IE8 lock-in warning for XP SP3 users
- Microsoft is warning users of Windows XP Service Pack 3 that they may not be able to uninstall either the service pack or Internet Explorer 8. Jane Maliouta, a Microsoft program manager, warned users in a post on the IE blog as the company delivered Release Candiate 1 (RC1)...
- Tags: SP3, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-01-27
- News to know: Yahoo's Bartz, Genachowski, Sony's loss, Chrome for Mac
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Yahoo confirms Bartz in charge; Can she save Yahoo? Yahoo to name Bartz CEO; Now the fun begins Sam Diaz: Ya-hoooo: There's a...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Sony Corp., Larry Dignan, Apple Macintosh, Yahoo! Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Apple Inc., Sam Diaz, Federal Government, Microsoft Windows, RSS, Desktops, Telecom & Utilities, Operating Systems, Government, Software, Internet, Hardware
- Blog posts 2009-01-14
- How to be less stupid in 2009
- The title of this post was going to be 'How to be more smart in 2009' but three things changed my mind. First up several of my Twitter followers 'voted' for the 'less stupid' title, second several posts I saw in catching up on New Year reading had me groaning...
- Tags: Information Technology, Geek, Tool, Mike, Production Deployment, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-01-06
- Dissecting Microsoft's Mojave Experiment
- Dissecting Microsoft's Mojave ExperimentWant to dissect Vista Licenses sold as well?regarding MS quote "Revenue growth was primarily driven by continued customer demand for all products, including Windows Vista, which has sold over 180 million licenses since launch"http://arstechnica.com/journals/microsoft.ars/2008/07/18/three-months-later-180-million-vista-licenses-sold-in-totalhttp://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/07/29/vista-sales-really-windows-xpWhat did you expect?Do you honestly think you get the oportuninty to view all...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Games, Mojave Experiment, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-30
- Microsoft blames users for Vista infections
- Microsoft blames users for Vista infectionsyes, yes. yesJust blame everything on the users. Its like if Honda came out and said: "Well our car is the safest we ever build, but since so many people drive and crash it, the car safety rating went down."Just another reason to switch to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Operating systems, NT-kernel, Macintosh user, Microsoft Corp., Vista infection, infection, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-05-16
- Top 10 Ways Shavlik Simplifies Patch Management
- Security vulnerabilities are uncovered on a daily basis, and managing the security patches that address them can be an endless and often complicated task for every network administrator. Without the right automated solutions, patch management can be a tedious and herculean task requiring companies to regularly devote hundreds or even...
- Tags: Patch Management, Shavlik Technologies, Security Vulnerability, Patches, Security
- White papers 2008-04-01
- Apple drops QuickTime patch
- Apple drops QuickTime patchthanks for letting us knowI kind of thought Ryan would report this early, given his displeasure with the fault.But in any case, nice to have Quicktime, and safe again.so you stopped using ActiveXbecause of the endless security problemshttp://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=850but for some reason the endless patching of QT means...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple QuickTime, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-06
- Don't dawdle on Microsoft latest batch of patches
- Don't dawdle on Microsoft latest batch of patchesI may have my gripes, but MS does keep up on security patches.I'll give them credit for that.After a recent patch killed the connection between......my PC and my MP3 player, I'll take my time with any "patch" M$ sends...... Including blacklisting any other...
- Tags: Patches, SECURITY, Operating systems, patch, patch management, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-01-17
- Despite AOL's claim, AIM worm hole still wide open
- There's a nasty worm hole in America Online's standalone AIM instant messaging software that won't be patched until the middle of October. AOL claims that the vulnerability, which allows a remote attacker to launch executable code without any user action, has been patched in the latest beta...
- Tags: AOL Instant Messenger, America Online Inc., IM, Vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Aviv Raff, Instant Messaging, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Online Communications, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-09-27
- Microsoft: less vulnerabilities in Vista AND XP than Mac OX Tiger
- Microsoft: less vulnerabilities in Vista AND XP than Mac OX TigerIsn't thiscommon knowledge. ]:)Safer?!"Microsoft's chief operating officer Kevin Turner implicitly claimed yesterday that Vista and XP are safer than Apple's Mac OS Tiger."They did it to excess for many users the security warnings are a nightmare endless loops to accomplish...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Linux, Microsoft Corp., virus, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2007-07-27
- Patch Watch: Critical updates from Adobe, Cisco, Symantec, McAfee
- Patch Watch: Critical updates from Adobe, Cisco, Symantec, McAfeeno end in sightNaraine, these endless patches, both for the OS and 3rd party apps will never stop unless we climb out of this hole and start utilizing hardware protection of code. If you disagree, you either think:1) there's simply no...
- Tags: hardware, Critical Update, McAfee Inc., Symantec Corp., Adobe Systems Inc., Cisco Systems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-07-12
- Google: Microsoft IIS 'twice as often' serving malware
- Google: Microsoft IIS 'twice as often' serving malwareWhy would this be a surprise?The vast majority of malware on the internet is targeting the porous security model of Microsoft Windows products. So why wouldn't it follow that the majority of servers dishing up the dirt would also be running IIS?Missing...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Web servers, Servers, OPEN SOURCE, malware, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft IIS Server, server
- Discussion threads 2007-06-06
- Botnet herders pounce on Windows DNS RPC flaw
- Botnet herders pounce on Windows DNS RPC flawYou keep incorrectly blaming the advisories for the attacks"The latest twist in the ongoing attacks comes less than a week after Microsoft's pre-patch advisory provided clues for hackers to write and release detailed exploit code."You keep incorrectly blaming the advisories for the attacks...
- Tags: INTERNET, Operating systems, RPC, Criminal hacker, attack, Microsoft Windows, Windows DNS, security
- Discussion threads 2007-04-17
- Animated cursor attacks escalate; emergency patch coming
- Animated cursor attacks escalate; emergency patch comingWhat I find interesting isthat something so inane as the cursors is causing such a security headache. It really makes you question how Microsoft writes code. ]:)Pay no attention...to the man behind the curtain.Damn! Even what passes as a "journalist" around here tosses...
- Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, SECURITY, Patches, Nothing, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-04-01
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