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August 27, 2010  2:12 PM

Friday fun: HEADLINE: Microsoft Windows glider crashes



Posted by: Troy Tate
flugtag, fun, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Vista, Windows Vista, Windows XP, XP

Well, the headline may be tongue-in-cheek but this is truly a fun story for a Friday. The Register reports the Microsoft Phoenix glider fails to show the "right stuff" in the recent Red Bull Flugtag competition...

August 27, 2010  1:35 PM

Hackers send exploit code to Microsoft



Posted by: Troy Tate
application development, information security, infosec, infosec awareness, malicious software, malware, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, web application development

Go ahead and report why your system crashed - send Microsoft the exploit code you are working on. As most Windows users know, you can send Microsoft details about what caused a system crash. In some cases hackers respond yes and their exploit code is sent to Microsoft according to a


August 24, 2010  8:01 PM

Whak-a-mole testing for Microsoft DLL exploit



Posted by: Troy Tate
application development, DLL, exploit, metasploit, Microsoft, Microsoft DLL, qa testing, vulnerability, vulnerability analysis

HD Moore of


March 26, 2010  2:20 PM

Microsoft releases the Microsoft Volume Licensing Reference Guide



Posted by: Troy Tate
Microsoft, Microsoft licensing, Microsoft Volume Licensing, software assurance, software licensing

Software licensing is one of the most complex activities that an IT person has to deal with, especially Microsoft licensing. Microsoft has released a Volume...

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February 18, 2010  8:04 PM

Microsoft Security Bulletins for the Regular IT Guy



Posted by: Troy Tate
Microsoft, Microsoft security bulletins, podcast, risk management, security bulletin

If your eyes glazed over during the February monthly Microsoft security bulletin webcast, consider checking out this Technet Edge podcast website.The presenters attempt to...


January 22, 2010  7:34 PM

Sure you can use my security context – exploit me!



Posted by: Troy Tate
exploit, group policy, information security, least user authority, lua, Microsoft, principle of least privilege, security bulletin, vulnerability

I recently blogged about the fact that the initial reports of the Google Aurora attack focused on Internet Explorer version 6. Some...


January 21, 2010  9:57 PM

Google Aurora attack focused on IE6 – does anybody do autoupdates anymore?



Posted by: Troy Tate
attack, Aurora, fixes, Internet Explorer, malicious software, malware, Microsoft, patch, patch management, threat, update, vulnerability

Maybe you have heard about the recent


December 18, 2009  7:28 PM

Using PsExec to fight malware



Posted by: Troy Tate
antivirus, malicious software, malware, Microsoft, Microsoft Sysinternals, psexec, remote administration, Sysinternals

The excellent Sysinternals Windows tools have been around for many years (since 1996!). Microsoft now has these tools available and they are all FREE! They are also available in a "live" way such that you do...


November 30, 2009  4:03 PM

Check your IT environment health using this FREE Microsoft tool



Posted by: Troy Tate
Active Directory, dns, domain controller, event logs, file replication, free tool, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, network health, small enterprise, troubleshooting, Windows

Microsoft has an excellent free tool for checking the health of your IT environment in small to medium size networks (up to 20 servers and 500 clients). This tool will scan the environment and report on health items such as:

  • Network connectivity between servers
  • Active...


November 11, 2009  6:31 PM

Free online IT education resource



Posted by: Troy Tate
Adobe, certification, Database, information technology reference, information technology tutorial, IT education, Linux, MAC OS, Macromedia, Microsoft, Microsoft education, network technology education, Networking, programming, sql, technology education, tutorial, XML

I recently came across an excellent IT education resource that is free. It is the eTutorials.org website. According to the website it is a source of  thousands online tutorials, useful tips, articles, and researched...