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- Can Microsoft ever stop kernel tampering in Vista?
- I was just going through the slides from Joanna Rutkowska's Black Hat talk (127-page .ppt file) and discovered that there's another unpatched driver flaw that exposes Windows Vista to kernel tampering. This flaw, in NVIDIA nTune, is similar to the recent ATI Technologies driver issue that provides...
- Tags: Security, Tampering, Driver, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Kernel, PatchGuard, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-08-21
- Windows kernel protection expected to break soon
- Windows kernel protection expected to break soonWindows kernel protection expected to break soonAnother analyst speaking the obvious. No kidding someone is going to hack PatchGuard, its only a matter of time. Give it time and any operating system will be broken into. What Microsoft did was make...
- Tags: Operating systems, Nothing, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Windows kernel protection, kernel, Windows Kernel, PatchGuard, security
- Discussion threads 2006-10-12
- Vista RC2 x64 'Ultimate' progress report
- Vista RC2 x64 'Ultimate' progress reportNot Ready for Prime TimeThere's been much speculation regarding when Vista Gold Master will release, particularly to remove the 'rough' edges it might be best to delay until early Spring 2007, at least.This reinforces the idea that in the business sector, 'smart' IT isn't going...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), PatchGuard, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2006-10-09
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- Approximately 800 vulnerabilities discovered in antivirus products
- Approximately 800 vulnerabilities discovered in antivirus productsNo matter what you do---You'll never get rid of virus.This could even be a threat to the United Nations.Oh the Humanity!ntYou know it's pretty bad when AV vulnerabilities are found......by [url=http://secunia.com/advisories/19284/]hacks like me[/url].RE: Approximately 800 vulnerabilities discovered in antivirus productsParsing error can occur in...
- Tags: SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, AV company, vulnerability, antivirus
- Discussion threads 2008-07-07
- Vista Service Pack 1: It lives
- With all the Microsoft-created confusion out there around when -- and even whether -- the company plans to deliver the first service pack SP for Windows Vista, it's nice to see some concrete proof that Vista SP1 does exist.The WinFuture.de folks managed to grab a quick snapshot of a machine...
- Tags: Corporate strategy, Vista, Windows client, WinHEC
- Blog posts 2007-05-17
- Schneier questions need for security industry
- Schneier questions need for security industryIt's hard to secure your own products......when companies threaten to sue you for it. Example: Symantec's fury over Microsoft implementing PatchGuard kernel patch protection in its x64 operating systems.is that right?organizing conferences at hyde park is a hilarious idea. it keeps them from being...
- Tags: Security Software, security, Schneier, vulnerability
- Discussion threads 2007-04-26
- Gates "dares anybody" to exploit Vista
- Gates "dares anybody" to exploit Vistael oh elI laughed out loud when I read this interview the other day. It makes one wonder what universe Gates lives in. Yes there have been security vulnerabilities for the Mac, but none of the have been weaponized yet. As for windows, there is...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), PRODUCTIVITY, Digital media, Digital music, SECURITY, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Gates IS
- Discussion threads 2007-02-06
- When is a firewall not a firewall? When it's Vista's built-in firewall
- When is a firewall not a firewall? When it's Vista's built-in firewallEver seen an ordinary user...... confronted with ZoneAlarm's free firewall? One person I know allowed everything in and out, of course, and was looking for a button to press to make the program stop asking. Somehow the...
- Tags: Firewalls, Network security, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows Vista, NetGear, firewall, ZoneAlarm, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-02-05
- Zero-day #5: Beware of (unexpected) Excel files
- Zero-day #5: Beware of unexpected Excel filesHard to keep track of all the exploitsI don't know how Windows users manage to keep track of all the potential exploits. Firewalls, virus scanners...you spend a small fortune in time and treasure keeping other people out of your computer and off your...
- Tags: Operating systems, Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, WINDOWS USERS, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Microsoft Excel, ABMers
- Discussion threads 2007-02-03
- Microsoft reissues Office for Mac patches, delivers PatchGuard interfaces
- The second times a charm (Microsoft is hoping, at least). After erroneously issuing an Office for Mac security update as part of the December 12 Patch Tuesday set of patches, Microsoft pulled the bits, claiming they werent yet ready. On December 19, Microsoft reissued the sanctioned ...
- Tags: Security, Office, Legal, Windows client, Windows Server Longhorn, Vista, patch management, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.
- Blog posts 2006-12-20
- News to know: Enterprise 2.0; Vista and malware
- Headlines of the day: Its review and preview season: Dion Hinchcliffe has the Enterprise 2.0 year in review. Richard MacManus has 2007 Web predictions. More IT that mattered in 2006 and Dan Farbers year in pictures. It was a dismal year for data breaches.January is the month of the Apple...
- Tags: General, Enterprise 2.0, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Blog posts 2006-12-20
- Get a free copy of Windows Vista and Office 2007
- Get a free copy of Windows Vista and Office 2007AARGH!!!I can't believe this! Too bad I'm living in India, or I would've gone for it. :-) But I wish that the version of Vista given was Ultimate and not Business Edition. Anyway, it's a VERY good deal.Really!!????where are we going?...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Linux, Admin, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2006-11-28
- When Microsoft conspiracy theories spin out of control
- Two days ago, Jim Allchin, Microsoft Co-President of Platforms and Services, announced that Microsoft released Windows Vista to manufacturing. In the 48 hours since then, a number of reporters and bloggers have been jumping all over the fact that Allchin admitted during the press conference following the RTM announcement that...
- Tags: Vista, Security, Microsoft Corp., Jim Allchin
- Blog posts 2006-11-10
- Sophos: Buncha crybabies (those other security firms bitching about Microsoft)
- In a press release, Sophos, a competitor to companies like Symantec and McAfee that have been crying over Microsofts spilt milk, says:Symantec and McAfee should have prepared better for Microsoft Windows Vista. IT security firm Sophos is recommending that system administrators ask their security vendors if they are capable...
- Tags: Sophos Plc.
- Blog posts 2006-10-23
- Brou-ha-ha erupts (over spilt milk) between Microsoft and security vendors
- Brou-ha-ha erupts over spilt milk between Microsoft and security vendorsAccess that other OS's provideAs I recall, that is one of the greatest strengths of the *nix OS, that they are open source. The question you haven't asked, howeve, is whether or not a third-party security firm NEEDS said access....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., security, operating system, Microsoft Windows Vista, Unix, Brou-ha-ha
- Discussion threads 2006-10-20
- Brou-ha-ha erupts (over spilt milk) between Microsoft and security vendors
- According to a Reuters report, Microsoft is saying that security solutions provider McAfee was out of line when it basically brushed off the software giants promise to give third party security companies the information they need in order intercept certain security componentry in the 64-bit version of Windows Vista. ...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., security
- Blog posts 2006-10-20
- Controlling the kernel - It's all about DRM
- Theres been much written about Microsofts Vista Kernel Mode Security, especially the Kernel Patch Protection scheme for Windows Vista 64-bit, more commonly known as PatchGuard to the rest of us. Microsoft is selling these security enhancements as the best thing since sliced bread, telling us how much safer our...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, kernel, 64-bit
- Blog posts 2006-10-20
- Microsoft says McAfee 'inaccurate, inflammatory'
- Microsoft says McAfee 'inaccurate, inflammatory'Kernel access sets a dangerous precendentIt is understandable that security companies would gripe about a perceived threat to their revenue stream. However, giving them access to the kernel is threat to users. Anything a security company can do, a hacker can do. Once...
- Tags: Kernel Access, McAfee Inc., Microsoft Corp., kernel, security, security company
- Discussion threads 2006-10-20
- McAfee, Symantec and vested interests
- Vested interests often force governments to continue with policies that are counter-productive, if not downright negative. Examples arent hard to find. Even if congress had the will to confront the vested interests that protect all the various deductions in the US tax code and create something...
- Tags: McAfee Inc., kernel
- Blog posts 2006-10-19
- McAfee says Microsoft ignoring EU pledge
- McAfee says Microsoft ignoring EU pledgeWhinersPatience Grasshoppa!McAfee says Microsoft ignoring EU pledgeMcAfee says that Microsoft's new secure operating system will no longer have a need for their product so they must try like hell to spread the FUD. Basically McAfee wants Vista be to be less secure so virus...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Cyberthreats, Operating systems, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, antivirus, McAfee Inc., Microsoft Corp., operating system
- Discussion threads 2006-10-18
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