• The biggest risk is inside the firewall

    Posted over 8 years ago
    by Microsoft Swiss Security Team}

    Well, it is pretty well known that more than 50% of the security incidents come from inside. But now organized crime reached a new level. Read yourself: http://blogs.zdnet.com/threatchaos/?p=322

    Roger

  • e-Learning: Security in the Infomration Age

    Posted over 8 years ago
    by Microsoft Swiss Security Team}

    The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) just released a pretty interesting e-Learning Course regarding "Security in the Information Age".

    I personally think that ir somewhere opens up the IT-Security-Guy's mind:

    http://www.isn.ethz.ch/crn/activities/elearning.information-age.cfm

    Roger

  • Social engineering reloaded

    Posted over 8 years ago
    by Microsoft Swiss Security Team}

    ...The purpose of this article is to go beyond the basics and explore how social engineering, employed as technology, has evolved over the past few years. A case study of a typical Fortune 1000 company will be discussed, putting emphasis on the importance of education about social engineering for every corporate security program.

    http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1860?ref=rss

    Urs

     

  • Problems solved

    Posted over 8 years ago
    by Microsoft Swiss Security Team}

    I usually do not reference to bulletin releases or re-releases but as I mentioned the problems regarding MS06-015 in this blog, just as an information: We re-released the ptach today in order to solve those problems

    Roger

  • Update on MS06-015

    Posted over 8 years ago
    by Microsoft Swiss Security Team}

    Based on some questions and feedback of our customers, I would like to give you an update on MS06-015.

    If you install this update, there might be some problems that could look like the following:

    • You cannot access special folders such as "My Documents" or "My Pictures." 
    • Microsoft Office applications stop responding when you try to save or to open Office files in the "My Documents" folder.
    • Office files that are located in the "My Documents" folder cannot be opened.
    • If you open a file by clicking Open on the File menu, the application stops responding.
    • When you type an address in the Address box in Microsoft Internet Explorer, nothing happens.
    • When you right-click a file and then click Send To, nothing happens.
    • When you expand a folder in Windows Explorer, nothing happens.
    • Some third-party applications stop responding when you open or save data in the “My Documents” folder.

    If you experience one of those issues, you most likely have either nVidia or HP software installed. We are working actively with those vendors to solve these issues.

    If you need more information, please consult the corresponding KB article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918165/en-us

    Roger