September 2007 - Posts

Blogging from Bluehat V6 . . .
So I'm in the speakers lounge and so far today we've had MarkRuss talk at some length about what are and are not considered 'security boundaries' in Windows. For example, user sessions are a security boundary. Virtual Machines are a security boundary. Read More...
Posted 27 September 07 02:59 by Robert_Hensing | 2 Comments   
MIT gets their Halo3 fan-boy groove on!
Friggin' awesome M.I.T.!!!! http://hacks.mit.edu/Hacks/by_year/2007/halo3_john_harvard/ Read More...
Posted 25 September 07 05:19 by Robert_Hensing | 0 Comments   
Targeted Attacks continue . . .
Gee - I wonder who's behind this? http://www.first.org/newsroom/globalsecurity/153958.html http://www.news.com/Trojan-attack-targets-top-executives/2100-7349_3-6209930.html?tag=txt.alert.hed Read More...
Posted 25 September 07 01:23 by Robert_Hensing | 0 Comments   
MMPC on Storm Worm
MMPC == Microsoft Malware Protection Center They blog. They release the MSRT (Malicious Software Removal Tool) They wrote an entry on Storm: http://blogs.technet.com/antimalware/archive/2007/09/20/storm-drain.aspx It's interesting. :) Read More...
Posted 25 September 07 11:43 by Robert_Hensing | 0 Comments   
Bill Gates
It's hard being a Microsoft employee. These days it seems that everyone loves to hate us. When I get down - all I need to do is read something like this: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20920343/site/newsweek/page/0/ And it makes me proud to be working for Read More...
Posted 24 September 07 10:47 by Robert_Hensing | 4 Comments   
Adobe 0-day . . .
I've talked a lot this year about Office documents that were used in very limited targeted attacks against our customers . . . Office documents make a great vehicle for delivering malware because most people don't realize that Office documents can be Read More...
Posted 22 September 07 01:45 by Robert_Hensing | 0 Comments   
The State of the Intertubes (according to Arbor)
Their 3rd annual world-wide report and stuff: http://www.arbornetworks.com/en/news-releases/arbor-s-worldwide-infrastructure-security-report-highlights-growing-threats-to-2.html Read More...
Posted 21 September 07 08:55 by Robert_Hensing | 0 Comments   
Uninformed.org
So this web site has quickly become my favorite source of hard-core technical reading material covering a wide range of topics (from rootkits, to patchguard and now pwning OSX). In fact - I will admit - I favor uninformed.org over just about any other Read More...
Posted 19 September 07 09:34 by Robert_Hensing | 0 Comments   
Indeed we do . . .
On national 'Talk Like a Pirate' day I think we should all take a moment to reflect on how we address pirates every day: http://www.dieselsweeties.com/shirts/buccaneer-americans/ Read More...
Posted 19 September 07 08:40 by Robert_Hensing | 0 Comments   
Office 2003 SP3 RTW's!!!!
If you are running Office 2003, please install service pack 3 NOW. If you are hesitant, I encourage you to please . . . think of the kittens. Here's the download URL: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E25B7049-3E13-433B-B9D2-5E3C1132F206&displaylang=en Read More...
Posted 18 September 07 10:08 by Robert_Hensing | 1 Comments   
Cool shirt - I want one. :)
Ahem. :) http://www.splitreason.com/productdetail.php?id=468 Read More...
Posted 18 September 07 10:07 by Robert_Hensing | 0 Comments   
Blue Monster - Change the world or go home!
So I was not aware of the 'Blue Monster' phenomenon within Microsoft or how it even started . . . but its awesome and a surprisingly acccurate summation of the attitude and motivation of most employees I know! Well now it looks like we'll have our own Read More...
Posted 17 September 07 11:05 by Robert_Hensing | 0 Comments   
Skype worm - Microsoft AV write-up
So our MSAV folks have been working really hard this year to come on-line and our external virus encyclopedia is finally starting to kick ass! Here's a link to our write-up of the Skype worm you may have read about recently: http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/Entry.aspx?ThreatId=-2147371021 Read More...
Posted 14 September 07 01:47 by Robert_Hensing | 0 Comments   
Sweep the leg Johnny!
Man - first the Transformers movie, and now this: http://www.sweeptheleg.com/ Just goes to show you're never too old to have a great childhood! Seriously though - Karate kid came out when I was a kid and I've seen it . . . well more times than I care Read More...
Posted 13 September 07 09:32 by Robert_Hensing | 0 Comments   
Hacked by Chinese? (again)
" Hacked by Chinese " - a phrase made popular back in 2001 by the now infamous Code Red worm . For many this was the first time the words 'hacking' and 'China' came to be associated with each other. It is with that in mind that I give you this interesting Read More...
Posted 12 September 07 09:42 by Robert_Hensing | 0 Comments   
I can feel it coming . . .
Okay - it’s as if someone got inside my head and decided to make a commercial out of what’s playing in there all day every day. It was sort of . . . terrifying (for me) . . . to see my inner psyche so accurately portrayed like this: http://www.aglassandahalffullproductions.com Read More...
Posted 10 September 07 09:36 by Robert_Hensing | 1 Comments   
NSA@Home
Okay this is hilarious: http://nsa.unaligned.org/ Read More...
Posted 06 September 07 09:43 by Robert_Hensing | 0 Comments   
Mr. Bean - 733t h4x0r!!??
I dunno why I find this so funny - probably because Mr. Bean - well that's just comedy at its finest right there!. :) http://blog.spywareguide.com/2007/09/compromised_emails_lead_to_ie.html Make sure you read through to the end. :) Read More...
Posted 04 September 07 10:33 by Robert_Hensing | 0 Comments   
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