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October 2006 - Posts

Windows Defender hits the streets

Really exciting news: Windows Defender was released to web today! It is available for consumers in German, English, and Japanese. Additional languages will follow soon. You can get it here: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx Read More...
Posted Tuesday, October 24, 2006 10:49 PM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

Restore Point Forensics

Very interesting article about Restore Point Forensics in Windows XP http://windowsir.blogspot.com/2006/10/restore-point-forensics.html -Urs Read More...
Posted Tuesday, October 24, 2006 12:37 PM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

Privacy Guidelines for Developing Software Products and Services [MSFT:WP]

Failing to protect customer privacy can lead to an erosion of trust. Over the last several years, Microsoft has established extensive internal guidelines for developers that help them protect customer privacy, give them a view into customer expectations Read More...
Posted Monday, October 23, 2006 12:57 PM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

Claims about IE 7 Vulnerability

IE 7 hit just the web and the first claims of a vulnerability appeared. It is actually true that there is a vulnerability but not in IE 7 but in the underlying Outlook Express. For more information, please read Christopher Budd's statement in the MSRC-blog Read More...
Posted Friday, October 20, 2006 3:26 PM by chsecblo | 2 Comments

Number 7 brings luck - IE 7 for XP is out!

I knew that I had another post today, as I awaited release of IE 7 today. I did a little research before I did this post and what I liked was from the California Astrology Association. I quote from here: http://www.calastrology.com/lucky7.html Those who Read More...
Posted Thursday, October 19, 2006 2:29 AM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

Vulnerability Trends

No, I am not bored but at the moment I am finding quite some interesting information.... There was some analysis going on within Microsoft (by Jeff Jones) regarding vulnerabilities. If you want to have a detailed look at the data, go to Jeff's blog: http://blogs.technet.com/security/archive/2006/10/17/2006-january-through-september-vulnerability-trends.aspx Read More...
Posted Thursday, October 19, 2006 12:10 AM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

How to address incidents - blame others

I am usually not writing here about other companies (especially competition) but I could not resist here - even though I will not comment too far. Apple shipped a virus with the Windows software of their iPod - sh.. happens. But now, look at their reaction. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, October 18, 2006 11:07 PM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack for Windows Vista

That's really cool: We start to package all those cool tools we aquired over the last few months into one package for Vista (available under Software Assurance only). Have a look at this announcement in the Vista blog: http://blogs.technet.com/windowsvista/archive/2006/10/17/whatever-happened-to.aspx Read More...
Posted Wednesday, October 18, 2006 6:28 PM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

Group Policy Support for WPA2

Cool stuff: We just announced that we will add Group Policy support for WPA2 on Windows XP SP2. Wireless gets more and more secure. Read the Advisory: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/917021.mspx Roger Read More...
Posted Wednesday, October 18, 2006 3:43 AM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

IE 7 on Automatic Update

There is chatter going on that we will withdraw the plans to deploy IE 7 through Automatic Update. I am in Redmond at the moment and talked to the IE 7 team. At the moment it is planned to release IE 7 to Web this month and it will be on AU after this. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, October 11, 2006 7:04 PM by chsecblo | 100 Comments

Delay in Patch Distrubtion

I just wanted to inform you that the distribution of the Security Updates is delayed. According to the MSRC Blog: Due to some network issues experienced on the Microsoft Update platform, the October security updates released today are not yet currently Read More...
Posted Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:12 PM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

Big Brother is watching you - now on VoIP

I am in Redmond at the moment and I am unable to follow any discussions in Swiss news but I just saw this article in Sonntagszeitung http://www.sonntagszeitung.ch/dyn/news/multimedia/674264.html (sorry for the French speaking colleagues but it is in German). Read More...
Posted Tuesday, October 10, 2006 3:26 PM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

IE 7 is Comming....

Our IE team just posted the message to their blog that IE7 will be released on XP this month. Therefore it would make a lot of sense for you to get ready - especially everything that is Internet facing was to work as we will release IE 7 through Microsoft Read More...
Posted Sunday, October 08, 2006 6:15 PM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

Same problem - an other answer

I know that you know that Jesper has been with Microsoft. But I want to share his view with you anyway on the whole McAfee, Symantec discussion: http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesper/archive/2006/10/04/Security-Vendors_3A00_-Microsoft-is-making-Vista-Too-Secure.aspx Read More...
Posted Thursday, October 05, 2006 10:50 AM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

It is time to answer....

We heard a lot of statements regarding our Kernal Patch Protection technology. There are companies at the moment investing a lot of engery in spreading myths that are simply wrong. Now it is time to clean up and answer this. Stepto published an excellent Read More...
Posted Thursday, October 05, 2006 10:08 AM by chsecblo | 0 Comments
 
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