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- Microsoft fights with researcher over Full Disclosure
- Ryan Naraine has taken Microsoft to task for refusing to officially credit security researcher Cesar Cerrudo for finding a privilege escalation exploit in Windows XP which was disclosed on the MoKB project late last year. Microsoft isnt pretending that Cerrudo never discovered the bug or never shared the information;...
- Tags: Microsoft, Desktop, Vista, Security
- Blog posts 2007-04-09
- Should Apple be making fun of Vista UAC?
- Windows Vista UAC User Account Control has an additional security feature called Secure Desktop that hardens the UAC privilege escalation prompt, but some people seem to be upset with this feature because they say it's annoying. Apple has even gone as far as making a new TV commercial out...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating systems, Apple Computer Inc., Vista UAC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Macintosh, escalation
- Blog posts 2007-03-19
- An Advanced Approach to Task Reminders and Escalations: A Workflow Design Pattern
- Adobe LiveCycle provides a mechanism for sending of notifications and reminders to task assignees, as well as managing escalations and deadlines. All this functionality is built into the User QPAC. However, sometimes the level of sophistication required by particular processes exceeds the control available in the User QPAC, and so...
- Tags: Design Pattern, Approach, Escalation, Sophistication, Workflow, Avoka Technologies, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations
- White papers 2006-10-01
- Michale Haephrati responds
- Michale Haephrati respondsA dangerous tool in anybody's hands.[i]Will US law enforcement be able to get warrants for infiltrating a suspect's computer with a Trojan horse? Are they already doing that?[/i]Big Brother is probably doing it already... [i][b]without[/b][/i] warrants. Not to gather evidence, but to plant it. If they...
- Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, trojan horse, escalation
- Discussion threads 2006-09-13
- Mac OS X 30 minute hack "woefully misleading"
- Mac OS X 30 minute hack "woefully misleading"The pre-configured "local account" was clearly statedIt was quite clearly stated that this was a privilege escalation hack still very serious using a local account that was pre-configured with SSH access. Everything was clear in the original article. They even admitted...
- Tags: Operating systems, PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, University of Wisconsin, Apple Mac OS X, escalation, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS
- Discussion threads 2006-03-06
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- Microsoft confirms 'detailed' Windows 7 exploit
- Ummm interesting....so just block 139 and 445...445? great that port aggain.Is SMB blocked to/from internet by th firewall by default?RE: Microsoft confirms 'detailed' Windows 7 exploitPorts 139 and 445 are blocked by default for Internet access by Windows firewall in Windows 7 and any commerical hardware firewall. They are enabled...
- Tags: Firewalls, SMB/SME, SMB protocol, Microsoft Windows 7, firewall, Windows 7 exploit, Microsoft Windows, small and medium business, Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-16
- No more servers? Rackspace says IT workers are tired of them
- And, as servers move to the cloud, fewer and fewer will be Windows servers.When you deploy thousands, you can pay millions in licensing for Windows, and, then Windows is less stable and less secure.RE: No more servers? Rackspace says IT workers are tired of themI wonder how well those outsourced...
- Tags: Servers, server, information technology, Rackspace
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- Golden Rules Organizer 1.5.4 (Windows)
- Golden Rules Organizer is professional organizer and goal system. It provides three planning levels: mission & values, projects, recurring and one-time activities. Planner facility supports auto-renewed periodical plans (e.g., daily, weekly, half-yearly) with objectives and completion tracking. Supporting facilities include unlimited-size, rich text descriptions, log / diary, effort tracking, contacts...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Activity, Golden-Rules, Golden-Rules Organizer
- Software downloads 2009-11-02
- News to know: VMWorld; Disney-Marvel; netbooks; Blackberry Storm; mobile banking; Apple
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Dan Kusnetzky: Doing the VMworld Dance, Day 1 Jason Perlow: Frugal Tech Show: Speaking with Centrify at VMWorld 2009...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Mobile, Mobile Banking, Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Netbook, BlackBerry Storm, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows 7, Wiki, Hardware, Online Communications, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-09-01
- An odd Yahoo Mail search bug that requires escalation pronto
- Switch to GoogleIt's the only way Yahoo will respond appropriately.Searching email?Searching email?Well, I guess you ZDNet guys get enough volume of it.Personally, I don't get that amount volume.YHOO E-MAIL SEARCH HAS BEEN SCREWED UP FOR MONTHSYHOO E-MAIL SEARCH HAS BEEN SCREWED UP FOR MONTHS causing much consternation in a YHOO...
- Tags: E-mail providers, Yahoo! Inc., e-mail, odd Yahoo Mail, Yahoo! Mail
- Discussion threads 2009-08-31
- An odd Yahoo Mail search bug that requires escalation pronto
- Can you imagine your email without a search box? I couldn't until my Yahoo Mail account lost its search mojo. Email becomes useless without a functional search. And to make matters worse I had to find invites to one yes there are three fantasy...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo! Mail, E-mail Providers, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-31
- 55,000 Web sites hacked to serve up malware cocktail
- The key words..."PC users"Another WIndows exploit?How can this possibly be happening. According to most of the Windows fan boys on ZDnet, it isn't even necessary to run antivirus with super-secure WIndows. Ahh, silly me, I forgot - these 'power users' represent about 0.0000001% of the real world's Windows user base....
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Web site development, SECURITY, Spyware, malware, Microsoft Windows, malware cocktail, trojan horse, Apple Safari, Web site, Web
- Discussion threads 2009-08-24
- DataTrack System 3.0.7847.8 (Windows)
- The DataTrack System is an affordable, web-enabled service and support management system designed to increase the productivity and efficiency of your call center or help desk. Comprised of the DataTrack Server, Desktop Client, and Web Client, the DataTrack System offers an innovative, all-inclusive solution for organizations of all sizes and...
- Tags: Auditing, Microsoft Windows, Magnoware Systems, DataTrack System, Help Desk, Call Centers, E-mail, Asset Management, It Operations, Online Communications, Operational Planning, Business Operations
- Software downloads 2009-08-24
- Adobe plugs critical ColdFusion, JRun vulnerabilities
- Adobe's never-ending run on the security treadmill hit a new gear this week with the release of patches to cover serious vulnerabilities in the ColdFusion and JRun web design and development platforms. The patches, rated critical, cover a total of 7 vulnerabilities, some of which "could lead...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia JRun, Allaire ColdFusion, Vulnerability, XSS, Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-08-18
- Firewire Blocker: A Software Defense Against Firewire-Based Physical Security Attacks on Windows Systems
- This paper presents a software solution to Firewire-based physical security attacks on Microsoft Windows operating systems. In this first proof-of-concept, the FirewireBlocker service is running with SYSTEM privileges in order to be able to enable/disable hardware. While users can normally not interface with service, risk for privilege escalation remains. For...
- Tags: Software, Physical Security, Vienna University, Microsoft Windows, Attack, FireWire, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- White papers 2009-08-13
- DataTrack System 3.0.7794.7 (Windows)
- The DataTrack System is an affordable, web-enabled service and support management system designed to increase the productivity and efficiency of your call center or help desk. Comprised of the DataTrack Server, Desktop Client, and Web Client, the DataTrack System offers an innovative, all-inclusive solution for organizations of all sizes and...
- Tags: Auditing, Microsoft Windows, Magnoware Systems, DataTrack System, Help Desk, Call Centers, E-mail, Asset Management, It Operations, Online Communications, Operational Planning, Business Operations
- Software downloads 2009-08-11
- Better Decision Making With SAP BusinessObjects BI Package
- The challenge was to enable access to accurate, relevant information to enhance productivity and decision Making, to consolidate and aggregate data to support both simple and complex questions, to minimize reliance on IT intervention, to provide a flexible, scalable information infrastructure as one delivers more information to more users and...
- Tags: Decision-making, SAP AG, Tools & Techniques, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Management, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Case studies 2009-08-01
- Is it time to dump Adobe's Flash player?
- Is it time to dump Adobe's Flash player?Yup it's time to do soI have disabled flash in both firefox and IE and only enable them when opening youtube. Unlike flash, Silverlight runs in a sand boxed environment. Remember Vista was hacked last year in that hacking contest? Vista was hacked...
- Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Is It Time, Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Flash, Novell AppArmor, Adobe Systems Inc., IS IT, IE8
- Discussion threads 2009-07-29
- Security Reference Guide
- For better or worse, the security field changes rapidly. It differs from mainstream IT work in that predicting the next challenge proves quite difficult. Threats appear to come out of nowhere, and incidents seem to strike at random. On the other hand, like all areas of IT, security as...
- Tags: CDW Corp., Security, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2009-07-22
- MS Patch Tuesday: 9 bulletins, 6 rated critical
- Microsoft today released six bulletins with fixes for at least nine documented security vulnerabilities in a range of products that put users at risk of malicious hacker attacks. At least two of the vulnerabilities are currently being attacked in the wild so it's imperative that Windows users...
- Tags: Vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-07-14
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