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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

Filed under: Antivirus, Consumer, Enterprise, Law Enforcment, Trends, Security, Windows, Forensic, Microsoft

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

Filed under: Enterprise, Guidance, OS, Policy, Security, Windows, Microsoft

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

Filed under: Antivirus, Consumer, Enterprise, OS, Security, Windows, Microsoft

Draft guidance for securing servers (NIST)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

Filed under: Enterprise, Guidance, OS, Security, Windows

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

Filed under: Developer, Enterprise, Security, Windows, Microsoft

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

Filed under: Enterprise, OS, Security, Virtualization, Windows

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

Filed under: Enterprise, Network, Trends, Policy, Security, Windows, Microsoft

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

Filed under: Enterprise, PKI, OS, Security, Windows, Microsoft

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

Filed under: Consumer, Developer, Enterprise, Network, Strategy, OS, Policy, Security, Windows, Microsoft

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

Filed under: Enterprise, Strategy, OS, Security, Windows, Microsoft

New Elevation PowerToys for Windows Vista

Run as Administrator for third-party scripting tools Run as Another User Prompt Here as System for CMD and Windows PowerShell Drag-and-drop Elevation Gadget http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc510320.aspx Urs Read More...

Posted Monday, May 26, 2008 1:47 PM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

Filed under: Consumer, Developer, Enterprise, OS, Security, Windows, Microsoft

Advances in BitLocker Drive Encryption

What's new in Windows Vista SP1 or Windows Server 2008 Bitlocker? http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc510321.aspx Urs Read More...

Posted Monday, May 26, 2008 1:41 PM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

Filed under: Consumer, Enterprise, OS, Policy, Security, Windows, Forensic, Microsoft

Microsoft calls for talks on Internet trust, safety

Microsoft today called for broad discussions about the safety of the Internet in an initiative it dubbed "End to End Trust" in a white paper released during the RSA Conference that opened today in San Francisco. In a keynote address at the security conference, Read More...

Posted Friday, April 11, 2008 12:16 PM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

Filed under: Antivirus, Consumer, Developer, Enterprise, Identity Management, IE, Network, PKI, Remote Access, Strategy, Trends, WiFi, NAP IPSEC, OS, Policy, Security, Virtualization, Email, Windows, Microsoft

Windows Vista SP1 Prerequisite KB937287

Back in February, Microsoft posted about the release of prerequisites for Windows Vista Service Pack 1. While several million customers installed the updates successfully, you may have read that a few customers experienced an endless reboot cycle while Read More...

Posted Thursday, April 10, 2008 11:01 AM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

Filed under: Consumer, Enterprise, OS, Security, Windows, Microsoft

PGP adds encryption to Windows Mobile Smartphones

PGP Corp. has introduced an encryption application that lets enterprise users protect all the data they carry around in their smartphones. PGP Mobile encrypts Windows Mobile-based data automatically, but still allows mobile data to be shared securely Read More...

Posted Tuesday, April 08, 2008 12:24 PM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

Filed under: Antivirus, Consumer, Enterprise, Security, Windows