Microsoft, patch, Patch TuesdayGet ready. Microsoft is unleashing 12 security bulletins next Tuesday to address a whopping 57 separate vulnerabilities. Andrew Storms,...
0 Comments
RSS Feed
Email a friend
Group Policy, Microsoft, SCCM, SCM, Security Compliance Manager, System Center Configuration ManagerIt is only a Beta version right now, but if you have machines to lock down, protect, or otherwise make compliant with various regulatory or industry mandates, you should at least take a look at this product. Security Compliance Manager is a free tool from the Microsoft Solution Accelerators team...
0 Comments
RSS Feed
Email a friend
Bill Gates, Microsoft, SDL, Security Development Lifecycle, Trustworthy ComputingTen years ago, Bill Gates threw down the gauntlet for Microsoft to raise the bar for security:
Every few years I have sent out a memo talking about the highest priority for Microsoft....
0 Comments
RSS Feed
Email a friend
Adobe, Microsoft, Patch Tuesday, Qualys, Risk, security, vulnerabilities, Windows, Wolfgang Kandek, zero-daySir Winston Churchill once said, “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” Those are wise words, and a sentiment that applies nicely to information security.
As we begin 2012, it is a great time to reflect on the significant...
0 Comments
RSS Feed
Email a friend
Android, Mango, Microsoft, mobile malware, RuFraud, Windows Phone 7Android is under fire from all sides. It has the attention of mobile malware developers, and now Microsoft is hoping to capitalize on recent Android malware news as a
0 Comments
RSS Feed
Email a friend
exploitability index, MAPP, Microsoft, Microsoft Security Response Center, MSRC, securityMicrosoft released the annual Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) progress...
0 Comments
RSS Feed
Email a friend
hijack, Hotmail, Microsoft, password, phishing, spamHave you ever gotten a message from a friend that turned out to be spam or a phishing attack--perhaps a message your friend didn't really send, and probably isn't even aware of? Of course you have. Microsoft has added some new features to Hotmail to try and prevent such things. The new Hotmail...
0 Comments
RSS Feed
Email a friend
Backdoor Olyx, Mac, malware, MicrosoftI know that the whole MacDefender thing isn't making headline news everyday anymore, but that doesn't necessarily mean that attackers are done with Macs. On the contrary, Pandora's box has been opened, the Mac has made it onto the attacker's radar, and Mac users probably have a lot more of this to...
0 Comments
RSS Feed
Email a friend
botnet, Microsoft, reward, RustockMicrosoft used a combination of technical and legal manuevers to effectively shut down the Rustock botnet earlier this year. Just because the ongoing threat has been stifled doesn't mean Microsoft is done pursuing it, though. A post on the Microsoft Privacy and Safety blog...
0 Comments
RSS Feed
Email a friend
attack, Craigslist, malware, Microsoft, spear phishingA service like Craigslist is bound to bring out some shady characters. I know that the few times I have listed something, I have received inquiries from prospective buyers willing to pay more than I was even asking if I would just agree to ship the item to them on faith first. Um, no. Well,...
0 Comments
RSS Feed
Email a friend
