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Internet Explorer 8 (beta2) released

Last week Microsoft released IE8 Beta2, the faster, easier and safer successor of the existing Internet Explorer. As there are a lot of changes (new default settings, new support for standards, new features), it's definitely woth to try and test IE8. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, September 03, 2008 9:17 AM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

Tech giants team for online ID cards

A group of software and online payment companies are teaming up to find a better way than passwords to protect, and prove, your identity online. Problems with passwords are well known - people require ever more passwords which means they either get forgotten, Read More...
Posted Friday, August 29, 2008 8:43 AM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

Microsoft Forefront Integration Kit for Network Access Protection

The Microsoft Forefront Integration Kit for Network Access Protection provides a way for two Microsoft technologies to work together: Forefront Client Security and Network Access Protection (NAP). Forefront Client Security is comprehensive anti-malware Read More...
Posted Friday, August 29, 2008 8:40 AM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

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

Microsoft Expands Security Information Sharing Program to CERTs

Today at the annual AusCERT Asia Pacific Information Technology Security Conference, Microsoft Corp. announced the extension of the Microsoft Security Cooperation Program (SCP) to include computer emergency response teams (CERTs), computer security incident Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 28, 2008 10:37 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

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

Application Lockdown with Software Restriction Policies

When IT professionals look to reduce the total cost of ownership, or TCO, of their desktop machines, there are two key strategies that often come to mind. The first one is to get your desktop users' accounts out of the Administrators group. And the second Read More...
Posted Monday, May 26, 2008 1:54 PM by chsecblo | 1 Comments
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