December 24, 2008 5:04 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Uncategorized
Wishing you all the best for a safe and happy holiday season.
Ken Harthun
December 24, 2008 4:43 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Database,
Remote Code Execution,
Security,
SQL Server,
VulnerabilitiesMicrosoft's latest Security Advisory (961040) covers a vulnerability in SQL Server that could allow remote code execution:
Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a vulnerability that could allow...
December 21, 2008 11:19 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Anti-malware,
Browsers,
Firefox,
Internet Explorer,
Opinion,
Phishing,
Security,
VulnerabilitiesSecurity Fix reports that on December 16, Mozilla released its final update to Firefox 2, and plans no...
December 12, 2008 9:44 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Critical update,
Firefox,
Internet Explorer,
Malware,
Opinion,
Remote Code Execution,
Security,
Security bulletin,
Vulnerabilities,
Zero-day exploit,
Zero-day vulnerabilityEven though Microsoft released the biggest batch of patches ever on Tuesday--28 flaws affecting Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, Visual Basic Active Controls and Windows Media Player, 23 of them rated “critical”--there's no fix for a zero-day XML parser vulnerability that surfaced the same...
December 9, 2008 2:33 AM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Opinion,
Security,
Security management,
VulnerabilitiesIf you tried to click through to the link in my December 2d article, you probably saw this page:
Apple has taken down their notice recommending that users install multiple antivirus programs on their Mac computers. ...
December 8, 2008 7:49 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Patch management,
Security,
Security management,
VulnerabilitiesOn November 25, 2008, Secunia released the first official version of its Secunia Personal Software Inspector (PSI). The program had been in beta for 17 months. From the Secunia blog:
"Though the PSI so far has been in beta, it has received a huge amount of praising words like these...
December 2, 2008 9:00 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Anti-malware,
Anti-virus,
Apple,
Mac,
Opinion,
Security,
VirusThe Mac vs. PC ads are always funny, but this one's even more of a hoot, especially since Apple quietly snuck out an advisory on November 21 that Mac users should use multiple antivirus...
