• 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 Enhancements
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd560691.aspx

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  • 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, remember the computer is only 1 Mhz in speed and only has 64 KB of RAM. The disk drive itself has only 2KB of RAM and is also running at 1 Mhz. Can you imagine how such a primitive system did this? Amazing.

    [Microsoft CSS Security is not aware of any public exploitation of C64 vulnerabilities…]

    http://www.c64web.com/

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  • Passwords - once again...

    Popular Passwords Include ‘1234′ and ‘password’

    When 28,000 log-in details stolen from a well-known Web site were posted online recently, security firms discovered that a sizable minority of Internet users are incredibly naive at setting their own password. Four percent of users, opted for ‘password’ or a similar derivative as their password, and 5 percent had chosen the names of pop singers or TV shows. Three percent had chosen nonchalant passwords including ‘yes’, ‘no’, ‘idontcare,’ and ‘whatever’.

    http://www.securitywatch.co.uk/2009/02/24/popular-passwords-include-1234-and-password/

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