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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
- Major online ad site hacked, serving up exploit cocktail
- One more reason to use FirefoxUse Firefox with AdBlock Plus and a simple filter of *media-servers.net* and the problem is solved.I am not sure that they are "major" as I did not have a filter for them.AgreedYet, I bet the web hosts will STILL complain about it. RE: Major online...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, Confession, online advertising, Microsoft Windows, Ryan
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- Google Chrome update doesn't remove older, vulnerable version
- But how would an attacker cause the vulnerable code to execute?Frankly, this seems to be a minor issue. If you are launching Chrome you will launch the latest version. The older version is just cruft. I don't see any scenario where you inadvertently or an attacker can execute the older...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Web browsers, SECURITY, IE8, Chrome, Google Chrome, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-01
- 'Anonymous' group attempts DDoS attack against Australian government
- Following a threat posted on YouTube a month ago, the the well known malicious pattern of the "Anonymous group" failed to materialize earlier today when the group attempted to launch a distributed denial of service DDoS attack against the web sites of Australia's Prime Minister and the Australian Communications and...
- Tags: Government, Crowdsourcing, Distributed Denial Of Service, Security, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-09-09
- News to know: E-readers; Web OS and IT; VMware; Cisco
- 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. Dion Hinchcliffe: How the Web OS has begun to reshape IT and business Oliver Marks: Course Credits as a...
- Tags: E-reader, Sony Corp., Google Inc., Web, Virtualization, Information Technology, Amazon.com Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Camera, E-books, Open Source, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-08
- News to know: Pixie; Google Books; Time Warner-YouTube; PayPal; iLike
- 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. Andrew Nusca: Next Palm webOS-ready phone, Eos 'Pixie', to arrive Oct. 2010 Richard Koman: Lawyer files a full-throated attack...
- Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Andrew Nusca, Microsoft Corp., PayPal, Canon Inc., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Word, Blogging, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Operating Systems, Software, Security, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Internet
- Blog posts 2009-08-20
- Why you should care about Apple's Snow Leopard
- How about security?Update: I have answered my own questions with the precious few details found here: http://www.apple.com/macosx/technology/Are there any security improvements in Snow Leopard? yes, a fewWill the NX/DEP finally be switched on in Safari and all other internet facing programs?Presumably it will be switched on for 64bit programs. All...
- Tags: OSX, Apple Inc., Snow Leopard, security
- Discussion threads 2009-08-17
- Guy Kawasaki's Twitter account hijacked, pushes Windows and Mac malware
- Guy Kawasaki's Twitter account hijacked, pushes Windows and Mac malwareMore details about severity of attack[i]On Windows machines, a user falling for the bait gets to a series of Web pages featuring pornographic content and, at the end, a prompt to update a video codec. That fake codec is...
- Tags: Operating systems, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Apple Mac OS X, malware, Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, Guy Kawasaki, attack, user interaction, disk image, Twitter
- Discussion threads 2009-06-24
- Apple plugs gaping QuickTime security holes
- Apple plugs gaping QuickTime security holesThis is clearly Microsofts problemThey should never have bailed out Apple.Good thing....OSX is not Susceptible. Only Windows users should update. No one in the world could ever use these against a Mac, its just impossible. RE: Apple plugs gaping QuickTime security holesWhere's...
- Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Digital music, Digital media, Java, security, OSX, Apple Inc., Apple QuickTime
- Discussion threads 2009-06-01
- News to know: Google Wave; Bing; Palm webOS; Verizon Wireless CEO; AOL
- 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. Sam Diaz: Meet Google Wave: a new way to communicate and collaborate Google Wave: It's still a work in...
- Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, America Online Inc., Palm Inc., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Verizon Wireless, Semiconductors, Social Networking, H-1B, Strategy, Hardware, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Management, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-05-29
- Five 'must-secure' Web app vulnerabilities
- Security holes in the Apache Geronimo Application Server and SAP cFolders headline a list of five serious Web app vulnerabilities that demand immediate attention. According to Mark Painter from the HP Security Laboratory, the Geronimo flaws expose users to a variety of attack vectors that could lead...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Apache Geronimo, Attacker, Vulnerability, XSS, Web Application, SAP AG, Attack, Authentication Credential, SAP cFolders SAP cFolders, CS Whois Lookup CS Whois Lookup, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-04-29
- One-year-old (unpatched) Windows 'token kidnapping' under attack
- One-year-old unpatched Windows 'token kidnapping' under attackMS should patch this but you do your readers a disservice by not mentioningMS should patch this but you do your readers a disservice by not mentioning that this requires IIS to be installed on the machine. Since the default install of Windows does...
- Tags: cloud computing, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows, NonZealot, Microsoft IIS Server, Microsoft Corp., BAD MS, vulnerability, escalation flaw, Web application, desktop user, attack
- Discussion threads 2009-03-16
- iPhone nano? A load of bunk. Here's why
- iPhone nano? A load of bunk. Here's whyiPhone upgrades...How about the most obvious.... A Sprint and Verizon version!iPhone Shufflejust shake it a few times to make a call.The telephone number from your phonebook would be randomly chosen, but you know eveybody in your phonebook already, so it doesn't...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, DOES IT
- Discussion threads 2008-12-15
- Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UAC
- Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UACSo I don't have to wait for Windows 7?The need to wait or upgrade to Windows 7 is looking more dim for Windows Vista users. Microsoft just yesterday announced their intention to improve the user experience for UAC in Windows 7. But with third...
- Tags: SECURITY, Web browsers, EXPLORER, UAC, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- News to know: IDF; Office 14; Google; Flash flaw; MobileMe; Zoho
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason O'Grady: MobileMe subscribers get a 60 day extension Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Is the "killer app" argument dead? More info on USB 3.0 emerges ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Photograph, Attack, Flaw, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Cloud Computing, Productivity, Microsoft Office, Security, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Office Suites, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-19
- News to know: LinuxWorld; Cisco; Microsoft; Yahoo
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft sending mixed messages about Windows futures with 'Fiji'? Sam Diaz: LinuxWorld keynotes: Now is the time to invest. Larry Dignan: IBM, Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat gang up on Vista A new data center?...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, LinuxWorld, Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Cloud Computing, Help Desk, Data Centers, Corporate Communications, It Operations, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Marketing
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- News to know: Apple patch; IBM; PC upgrades; EDS; Yahoo
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Apple finally ships DNS flaw fix, patches 16 other Mac OS X holes Nate McFeters: Black Hat talk on Apple encryption flaw pulled Black Hat Sneak Preview Larry Dignan: IBM plans building spree: To build $360M...
- Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, PC, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Electronic Data Systems Corp., IBM Corp., FireWire, Sales Strategy, Desktops, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sales, Hardware
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- Oracle ships emergency workaround for zero-day flaw
- Oracle ships emergency workaround for zero-day flawDoes anybody know?Where the exploit runs? On the Apache web tier where mod_wl sits OR on the app server WebLogic tier? Does mod_wl just package up the exploit and let WL run it? Or does this just allow for RCE with...
- Tags: Application servers, Middleware, emergency workaround, zero-day bug, Oracle Corp., exploit, Apache Software Foundation
- Discussion threads 2008-07-30
- News to know: Yahoo; VMware; Apple; DNS vulnerability
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Vulnerability disclosure gone awry: Understanding the DNS debacle RIM ships fix for BlackBerry code execution bug Dancho Danchev: Georgia President's web site under DDoS attack from Russian hackers 75% of online banking sites found vulnerable to security design...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, DNS, Yahoo! Inc., Vulnerability, Dana Blankenhorn, Health Care, Apple Inc., VMware Inc., App Store, Banking, Vertical Industries, Domain Names, Benefits, Healthcare, Security, Financial Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Human Resources
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
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