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Microsoft ISA Server not really a firewall?

From time to time, I have discussions about Microsoft Internet Acceleration Server (ISA) with people questioning if ISA is a real Firewall product. Many companies use ISA server, but as a proxy server or to protect their Windows servers (publishing exchange, Read More...
Posted Monday, July 07, 2008 8:34 AM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

Microsoft ISA Server Service Pack 1 (SP1) released

List of problems that are fixed in Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006 Service Pack 1: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943462 Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006 Service Pack 1 document http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/6/6/6662d14d-52c3-445d-b9d1-6e373171f769/SP1_Feature_Doc_RTM.doc Read More...
Posted Monday, July 07, 2008 8:19 AM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

Microsoft Malware Removal Tool: Two million password stealers fingered

Microsoft's Malicious Software Removal Tool - a program that removes malware from Windows machines - detected password-stealing software from more than 2 million PCs in the first week after it was updated. One password stealer, called Taterf, alone was Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008 10:40 AM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

Microsoft Security Assessment Tool v.3.5 (2008-06)

The Microsoft Security Assessment Tool (MSAT) is a free tool designed to help organizations like yours assess weaknesses in your current IT security environment, reveal a prioritized list of issues, and help provide specific guidance to minimize those Read More...
Posted Monday, June 23, 2008 9:29 AM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

Microsoft Malware Removal Starter Kit (2008-06)

Many small- and medium-sized organizations use antivirus software, and yet new viruses, worms, and other forms of malicious software (malware) continue to infect large numbers of computers in these Organizations. Malware proliferates at alarming speed Read More...
Posted Monday, June 23, 2008 9:26 AM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

Covert channel vulnerabilities in anonymity systems

Excerpt: The spread of wide-scale Internet surveillance has spurred interest in anonymity systems that protect users’ privacy by restricting unauthorized access to their identity. This requirement can be considered as a flow control policy in the well Read More...
Posted Friday, June 13, 2008 11:42 PM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

OECD: Malicious Software (Malware): A Security Threat to the Internet Economy

Excerpt: This report, developed in collaboration with experts, aims to inform policy makers about malware impacts, growth and evolution, and countermeasures to combat malware. It seeks to analyze some of the main issues associated with malware and to Read More...
Posted Friday, June 13, 2008 11:40 PM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

Draft guidance for securing servers (NIST)

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking comment on its draft guidelines for securing servers, released this week. NIST Special Publication 800-123, "Guide to General Server Security," makes recommendations for securing server operating Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 28, 2008 10:15 AM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

Hackers Find a New Place to Hide Rootkits

Security researchers have developed a new type of malicious rootkit software that hides itself in an obscure part of a computer's microprocessor, hidden from current antivirus products. Called a System Management Mode (SMM) rootkit, the software runs Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 28, 2008 10:13 AM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

SQL Injection General Guidance

There s a lot of noise arround currently ongoig SQL injection attacks and even if that is quite an "old" topic, there are still a lot of unprotected servers out in the cloud. This has nothing to do with vulnerabilities in the products (Webserver, database Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 28, 2008 10:07 AM by chsecblo | 2 Comments

Windows Server 2008 Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT)

RSAT is the collection of Windows Server 2008 management tools which enable IT professionals to manage their Windows Server infrastructure from their PCs running Windows Vista with Service Pack 1. Where to Install: • Microsoft Remote Server Administration Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 27, 2008 12:59 PM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

Virtual machines aren't really more secure

Roger A. Grimes: "I've been at several recent conferences where virtual machine (VM) and security “experts” were telling audiences how VM technology can be used to improve computer security. Wow! They are either drunk on the marketing Kool-Aid, misinformed, Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 27, 2008 10:48 AM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

Microsoft is winning the NAC war, expert says

Security guru Joel Snyder from Opus One recently starred as the guest of a live Network World chat where he discussed the state of network access control. Snyder says that Microsoft is emerging as one of the clear winners of NAC, but that Microsoft's Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 27, 2008 10:32 AM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

Windows Server 20008 Active Directory Certificate Services Upgrade and Migration Guide

Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) provides customizable services for issuing and managing public key certificates used in software security systems that employ public key technologies. This document discusses the planning and implementation Read More...
Posted Monday, May 26, 2008 3:36 PM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

Managing the Windows Vista Firewall

If you're an IT pro who is looking a bit more seriously at Windows Vista for your enterprise environment, you should take a close look at the firewall. Once you realize what the Windows Vista firewall can do, you may want to renegotiate the agreement Read More...
Posted Monday, May 26, 2008 1:58 PM by chsecblo | 1 Comments
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