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- Windows 7, Vista exposed to 'teardrop attack'
- Vulnerable by default?[i]Exploit code for a remote reboot flaw in Microsoft's implementation of the SMB2 protocol has been posted on the internet, exposing users of Windows 7 and Windows Vista to the teardrop attacks that used to be popular on Windows 3.1 and Windows 95.[/i]I presume this attack is able...
- Tags: Firewalls, Network security, SECURITY, NETWORKING, Microsoft Windows Vista, firewall, Network Address Translation, Microsoft Windows, software firewall, Microsoft Windows 7, attack
- Discussion threads 2009-09-08
- Researchers pooh-pooh Mac OS X Leopard security
- Researchers pooh-pooh Mac OS X Leopard securityYou should never rely on a software firewall...You should never, ever, rely on a software firewall for security. You should always have a hardware firewall.Software firewalls are some of the most ridiculous "security" features ever advertised. What good is a software firewall...
- Tags: Firewalls, Network security, Cyberthreats, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Heise, firewall, security, software firewall, Apple Inc., software, Apple Mac OS X
- Discussion threads 2007-10-30
- Firewall for the Next Generation
- The software firewall is a software product based on a single core CPU to accomplish various security functions. To enhance stability, the hardware used is usually a general-purposed CPU on an industrial-strength motherboard, with a standard PCI network card as the external network interface. In the software firewall, data are...
- Tags: Security, Network Card, CPU, O2Micro, Software Firewall, PCI, Firewalls, Networking, Processors, Storage, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components
- White papers 2007-04-10
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- Microsoft finds security hole in Google Chrome Frame
- HAHA! Way to go Microsoft! They basically just told Google to suck it! The best part is they were right the whole time. Yet people blindly defended Google. It would seem Google has more software issues than anyone else.RE: Microsoft finds security hole in Google Chrome FrameI'm not...
- Tags: Web browsers, security, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., attack surface, Google Chrome
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Next year is THE year for cloud computing
- Here is what Indu Kodukula, CTO of SunGard Availability Services thinks how cloud computing is likely to transform the computing industry landscape in 2010. Commentary - Yogi Berra had it right - it?s difficult to make predictions, especially about the future. It?s especially difficult...
- Tags: CIO, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware, cloud, Indu Kodukula
- News items 2009-11-17
- Thousands of web sites compromised, redirect to scareware
- RE: Thousands of web sites compromised, redirect to scarewareI'm glad Microsoft Windows goes the extra mile to protect users from this kind of mischief. In Microsoft Windows I can set security zones in the Internet Options window so that only trusted sites will load, or set it so internet...
- Tags: Operating systems, Construction, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Web site, Web, Loverock Davidson, Linux, window, Microsoft Windows, security, Windows User, operating system, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- 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
- Microsoft bracing for malware attacks from embedded fonts
- Not too worried here......Been using group policy for a long time with font downloads always being disabled for all users on my network. I am patching no doubt, but much less concerned knowing I have always had this blocked. I'm coveredno windoze , no threat.Again with the fear...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, font, Microsoft Windows, malware attack, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, malware, Windows7, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- My scareware night and how McAfee lost a customer
- With their Comcast and AT&T dealsMcAfee has a huge market share hereit pretty much does nothing to prevent being infected by these rogue antivirus attacks.I have found Combofix (http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/combofix/how-to-use-combofix)is the most effective tool to remove these things but even that isn't 100%.Usually you will want to rename it before you...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Vista/7, software, McAfee Inc., AV Software, Malwarebytes
- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- ZoneAlarm Extreme Security 2010 9.1.008 (Windows)
- ZoneAlarm Extreme Security is a comprehensive suite protecting your PC, your browser, and your data. The OSFirewall monitors changes within your computer to spot and stop new attacks that bypass traditional anti-virus protection. The Advanced Download Protection analyzes browser downloads in three unique ways before they can infect your PC...
- Tags: PC, ZoneAlarm, Microsoft Windows, Web Browser, ZoneAlarm Extreme Security, Advanced Download Protection, Hard Drive Encryption, Two-way Firewall, PC Tune-up, Phishing, Viruses And Worms, Web Browsers, Security, Spam And Phishing, Internet
- Software downloads 2009-11-10
- Arguing About the Collaboration Toolkit: Cisco's Enterprise Collaboration Platform
- In the aftermath of last week's San Francisco Enterprise 2.0 conference there's been some lively debate about what constitutes '2.0', including some great comments on my previous post. Meanwhile Cisco have literally just announced their Enterprise Collaboration Platform, which will be broad set...
- Tags: Collaboration, Enterprise 2.0, Cisco Systems Inc., Tool, Productivity, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2009-11-08
- iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded
- ... WHAT?Who in their right mind keep a server running with default usernames/passwords on the default port....I doubt that jailbroken iPhones are alone in this. It's possible, specially if iPhones have a ssh server running, that this could happen on non-jailbroken iPhones also.Just one question...Has this person been remanded yet?...
- Tags: Smart phones, extortion, Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2009-11-03
- ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 2010 9.1.008 (Windows)
- ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite is an essential antivirus, anti-spyware, and firewall protection for your PC. The OSFirewall monitors changes within your computer to spot and stop new attacks that bypass traditional anti-virus protection. The Advanced Download Protection analyzes browser downloads in three unique ways before they can infect your PC...
- Tags: ZoneAlarm Internet Security, ZoneAlarm, Antivirus, Microsoft Windows, Advanced Download Protection, Two-way Firewall, Viruses And Worms, Phishing, Security, Spam And Phishing
- Software downloads 2009-11-02
- McAfee vs. Symantec: Dueling in consumer and enterprise
- Worked for SYMC - products inadequately testedWe rearchitected stuff as it was going out the door. That experience was one more reason I eventually switched to Mac.Working for SYMCYou should have stuck around...Then you could have said to have been part of improving of the process . Just compare Norton...
- Tags: SECURITY, Norton 2010, McAfee Inc., Norton Co., Symantec Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-30
- Xupport 3.6.0 (Mac)
- Xupport is a multipurpose system utility for Mac OS X. It provides many features to configure hidden Mac OS X and Unix options, to increase system security and performance, to maintain and backup Mac OS X, and to dig deeper into the world of Unix. Xupport 3 is fully compatible...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Applicorn, Xupport, Xupport 3, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-10-30
- Amazon launches relational database service: Think MySQL in the cloud
- Three reasons this is a bad paradigm...Security, security and...let's see, what was that other thing...oh yeah, security. The comment "enterprise customers are likely to take their time moving sensitive data into Amazon?s RDS effort" should be nominated for the understatement of the year award. What's more likely is...
- Tags: Databases, Web servers, Storage, Web site development, RDBMS, Amazon.com Inc., sensitive data, database, MySQL
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- MyCafeCup Platinum 2.22 build 2264 (Windows)
- Internet cafe software and cybercafe software from MyCafeCup is a software solution for operating cyber cafe and gaming shops. Although it is designed for an Internet cyber cafe shop, it can be used for your intranet or for public access tracking as in a library, school or Public WiFi HotSpot....
- Tags: Cafe, MyCafeCup Software, MyCafeCup Server, Internet, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Games, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-10-27
- Privatefirewall 7.0.20.31 (Windows)
- Privatefirewall is a Personal Firewall and Host Intrusion Prevention application designed to help individuals and businesses protect Windows desktops and servers from malware and unauthorized use. Privatefirewall addresses the operating system and application level vulnerabilities and intrusion techniques that hackers exploit to gain access and cause damage to private systems...
- Tags: Desktop, Operating System, Personal Firewall, Privacyware, Privatefirewall, Microsoft Windows, Firewalls, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Networking
- Software downloads 2009-10-23
- Gaping security hole in Time Warner cable routers
- how about telling us how to fix it?Can the customer log into their own router and change the vulnerable settings? Please advise.Patetic simply pateticThis is a worst case scenario... Time Warner is guilty of having used the same Admin Name/Password on all their routers and from what I read on...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Modems, Network technology, NETWORKING, SMC8014, Model Number, Time Warner Cable Inc., router, modem, Time Warner Inc., Comcast Corp., security
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- EvriChart: A Linux Success Story
- Tony Maro, CIO of EvriChart, a hospital records management and archiving business, successfully migrated his company's Windows-based line of business document management extranet application and his employees' 40-odd Windows-based desktops to a 100 percent Linux-based server and desktop infrastructure. Jason Perlow interviews Tony Maro, CIO...
- Tags: Desktop, Hospital, Imaging, Health Care, Server, Computer, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Document Management, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Enterprise Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
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