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Windows 7 Security Story May Appeal to Enterprises

The Windows 7 security story has three main chapters that have received a fair amount of attention: DirectAccess, BitLocker To Go, and AppLocker. With these, as well as features such as BranchCache and enhancements to UAC (user account control), officials Read More...
Posted Monday, November 02, 2009 10:52 AM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

Where in the World do Viruses come from?

The U.S. continues to dominate as the main source of the world's viruses, producing 15.9 percent of all viruses. It is followed closely by Brazil, which produces 14.5 percent (similar levels to last month's 14.1 percent). You can see more about virus Read More...
Posted Thursday, September 17, 2009 8:19 AM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

Security Guru Calls Chrome OS's Security Claims "Idiotic"

Noted security guru Bruce Schneier, chief technologist at BT, has scoffed at Google's claims about its new OS, just announced yesterday. According to the Google blog post, Chrome OS represents a complete redesign of the underlying security architecture Read More...
Posted Monday, July 13, 2009 8:55 AM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

Windows 7 and Security

As Windows 7 is not too far away and as many are allready using or testing Windows 7, here a list of interesting documentation: What's New in Windows 7 for IT Pros (Beta) http://technet.microsoft.com/de-de/library/dd349334(en-us).aspx Windows 7 Security Read More...
Posted Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:38 AM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

C64 as a webserver?! ;-)

An entire Web site has been 100% developed on the Commodore 64. The little keyboard box you see there and that big huge disk drive is where the Web page is stored. So… if it takes a while for the Web site to load on your computer, especially the picture, Read More...
Posted Monday, March 02, 2009 2:48 PM by chsecblo | 3 Comments

Slow And Silent Targeted Attacks On The Rise

And another one in the same direction: The most determined cyber criminals don't necessarily work fast when they breach a network, and their infiltration is often silent and undetectable. But it's this brand of "low and slow" targeted attack that can Read More...
Posted Monday, January 12, 2009 11:42 AM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

The Latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (v5)

The Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR) provides an in-depth perspective on the changing threat landscape including software vulnerability disclosures and exploits, malicious software (malware), and potentially unwanted software. Using data derived Read More...
Posted Monday, January 12, 2009 11:36 AM by chsecblo | 2 Comments

Trojans Dominated Malware Threats in Dec. '08

Sunbelt Software has released its monthly data dump that charts the most commonly observed malware and spyware threats, and, as has been the case for a good while, trojan attacks continued to lead the way across the Top Ten rankings during Dec. 2008. Read More...
Posted Monday, January 12, 2009 11:33 AM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-078 – Critical avaiable now!

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-078 – Critical is now avaiable, patches are there and ready for download: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS08-078.mspx . Please install, update as soon as possible! Urs Read More...
Posted Wednesday, December 17, 2008 7:49 PM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

Microsoft support lifecycle for service Packs

Perhaps a good idea to do some end-of-year cleanup! You can find what product services packs are supported here: http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifesupsps Urs Read More...
Posted Tuesday, December 16, 2008 3:51 PM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

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

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 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

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
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